⁸ My Father is glorified and honored by this, when you bear much fruit, and prove yourselves to be My [true] disciples.

³¹ So then, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of [our great] God.

¹² so that we who were the first to hope in Christ [who first put our confidence in Him as our Lord and Savior] would exist to the praise of His glory.

¹² Keep your behavior excellent among the [unsaved] Gentiles [conduct yourself honorably, with graciousness and integrity], so that ^[a]for whatever reason they may slander you as evildoers, yet by observing your good deeds they may [instead come to] glorify God ^[b]in the day of visitation [when He looks upon them with mercy].