³⁶ Now in ^(A)Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which when translated means ^[a]Dorcas); this woman was ^[b]excelling in acts of kindness and charity which she did habitually.

¹⁸ Instruct them to do good, to be rich in ^(A)good ^[a]works, ^(B)to be generous and ready to share,

⁷ in all things show yourself to be ^(A)an example of good deeds, with ^[a]purity in doctrine, dignified,

^8 (A)This statement is trustworthy; and concerning these things I ^(B)want you to speak confidently, so that those who have ^(C)believed God will be careful to ^(D)engage in good deeds. These things are good and beneficial for people.

^12 (A)Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they ^(B)slander you as evildoers, they may ^[a]because of your good deeds, as they observe them, ^(C)glorify God ^(D)on the day of ^[b]visitation.