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12 Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world.[a]

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  1. 2:12 Or on the day of visitation.

12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds(A) and glorify God(B) on the day he visits us.

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15 It is God’s will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you.

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15 For it is God’s will(A) that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.(B)

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