Matthew 5:16
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16 Let your light so shine before men, (A)that they may see your good works and (B)glorify your Father in heaven.
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1 Peter 2:12
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12 (A)having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, (B)they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.
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John 15:8
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8 (A)By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; (B)so you will be My disciples.
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1 John 1:5-7
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Fellowship with Him and One Another
5 (A)This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that (B)God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. 6 (C)If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we (D)walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and (E)the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
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Titus 2:7
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7 in all things showing yourself to be (A)a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, (B)incorruptibility,[a]
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- Titus 2:7 NU omits incorruptibility
Philippians 2:15-16
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15 that you may become blameless and [a]harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as (A)lights in the world, 16 holding fast the word of life, so that (B)I may rejoice in the day of Christ that (C)I have not run in vain or labored in (D)vain.
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- Philippians 2:15 innocent
1 Peter 3:16
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16 (A)having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.
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Ephesians 5:8
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Walk in Light
8 For you were once darkness, but now you are (A)light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
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Isaiah 60:1-3
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The Gentiles Bless Zion
60 Arise, (A)shine;
For your light has come!
And (B)the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
And deep darkness the people;
But the Lord will arise over you,
And His glory will be seen upon you.
3 The (C)Gentiles shall come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.
1 Peter 4:14
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14 If you are [a]reproached for the name of Christ, (A)blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. [b]On their part He is blasphemed, (B)but on your part He is glorified.
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- 1 Peter 4:14 insulted or reviled
- 1 Peter 4:14 NU omits the rest of v. 14.
1 Peter 2:9
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9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of (A)darkness into His marvelous light;
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Isaiah 58:8
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8 (A)Then your light shall break forth like the morning,
Your healing shall spring forth speedily,
And your righteousness shall go before you;
(B)The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
2 Corinthians 9:13
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13 while, through the proof of this ministry, they (A)glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal (B)sharing with them and all men,
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2 Thessalonians 1:10-12
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10 when He comes, in that Day, (A)to be (B)glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who [a]believe, because our testimony among you was believed.
11 Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would (C)count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and (D)the work of faith with power, 12 (E)that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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- 2 Thessalonians 1:10 NU, M have believed
Titus 3:14
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14 And let our people also learn to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfruitful.
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Hebrews 10:24
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24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,
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Ephesians 2:10
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10 For we are (A)His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
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1 Thessalonians 2:12
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12 (A)that you would walk worthy of God (B)who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
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Proverbs 4:18
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18 (A)But the path of the just (B)is like the shining [a]sun,
That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.
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- Proverbs 4:18 Lit. light
1 Peter 4:11
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11 (A)If anyone speaks, let him speak as the [a]oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that (B)in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the [b]dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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- 1 Peter 4:11 utterances
- 1 Peter 4:11 sovereignty
1 Peter 3:1
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Submission to Husbands
3 Wives, likewise, be (A)submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, (B)they, without a word, may (C)be won by the conduct of their wives,
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Romans 13:11-14
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Put on Christ
11 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time (A)to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. (B)Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and (C)let us put on the armor of light. 13 (D)Let us walk [a]properly, as in the day, (E)not in revelry and drunkenness, (F)not in lewdness and lust, (G)not in strife and envy. 14 But (H)put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and (I)make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.
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- Romans 13:13 decently
Acts 9:36
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Dorcas Restored to Life
36 At Joppa there was a certain disciple named [a]Tabitha, which is translated [b]Dorcas. This woman was full (A)of good works and charitable deeds which she did.
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Titus 2:14
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14 (A)who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed (B)and purify for Himself (C)His own special people, zealous for good works.
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1 Timothy 6:18
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18 Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,
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