Matthew 5:16

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¹⁶In the same way, let your light shine before others, so ^(A)that^[a] they may see your good works and ^(B)give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

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Matthew 5:16 Or house. ¹⁶Let your light so shine before others that

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1 Peter 2:12

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¹²^(A)Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, ^(B)they may see your good deeds and glorify God on ^(C)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 ^(B)bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.

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Titus 2:7

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⁷Show yourself in all respects to be ^(A)a model of good works, and in your teaching ^(B)show integrity, ^(C)dignity,

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1 John 1:5-7

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Walking in the Light

⁵^(A)This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that ^(B)God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. ⁶^(C)If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and ^(D)do not practice the truth. ⁷But ^(E)if we walk in the light, ^(F)as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and ^(G)the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

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Philippians 2:15-16

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¹⁵that you may be blameless and innocent, ^(A)children of God ^(B)without blemish ^(C)in the midst of ^(D)a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine ^(E)as lights in the world, ¹⁶holding fast to ^(F)the word of life, so that in ^(G)the day of Christ ^(H)I may be proud that ^(I)I did not run in vain or labor in vain.

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1 Peter 3:16

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¹⁶^(A)having a good conscience, so that, ^(B)when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.

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Ephesians 5:8

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⁸for ^(A)at one time you were ^(B)darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. ^(C)Walk as children of light

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Isaiah 60:1-3

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The Future Glory of Israel

60 ^(A)Arise, shine, for your light has come,
    and ^(B)the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
²For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
    and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
    and his glory will be seen upon you.
³^(C)And nations shall come to your light,
    and kings to the brightness of your rising.

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1 Peter 4:14

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¹⁴^(A)If you are insulted ^(B)for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory^[a] and of God rests upon you.

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1 Peter 4:14 Some manuscripts insert and of power

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1 Peter 2:9

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⁹But you are ^(A)a chosen race, ^(B)a royal ^(C)priesthood, ^(D)a holy nation, ^(E)a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you ^(F)out of darkness into ^(G)his marvelous light.

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Isaiah 58:8

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⁸^(A)Then shall your light break forth like the dawn,
^(B)and your healing shall spring up speedily;
^(C)your righteousness shall go before you;
^(D)the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.

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Titus 3:14

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¹⁴And let our people learn ^(A)to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not ^(B)be unfruitful.

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2 Thessalonians 1:10-12

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¹⁰^(A)when he comes on ^(B)that day ^(C)to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our ^(D)testimony to you ^(E)was believed. ¹¹To this end we ^(F)always pray for you, that our God may ^(G)make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every ^(H)work of faith by his power, ¹²so that the name of our Lord Jesus ^(I)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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Ephesians 2:10

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¹⁰For ^(A)we are his workmanship, ^(B)created in Christ Jesus ^(C)for good works, ^(D)which God prepared beforehand, ^(E)that we should walk in them.

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2 Corinthians 9:13

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¹³By their approval of this service, ^(A)they^[a] will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your ^(B)confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others,

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2 Corinthians 9:13 Or you

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1 Timothy 6:18

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¹⁸They are to do good, ^(A)to be rich in good works, to be generous and ^(B)ready to share,

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Romans 13:11-14

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¹¹Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you ^(A)to wake from sleep. ^(B)For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. ¹²^(C)The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us ^(D)cast off ^(E)the works of darkness and ^(F)put on the armor of light. ¹³^(G)Let us walk properly as in the daytime, ^(H)not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, ^(I)not in quarreling and jealousy. ¹⁴But ^(J)put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, ^(K)to gratify its desires.

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Hebrews 10:24

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²⁴And ^(A)let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,

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Proverbs 4:18

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¹⁸But ^(A)the path of the righteous is like ^(B)the light of dawn,
which shines ^(C)brighter and brighter until ^(D)full day.

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1 Thessalonians 5:6-8

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⁶So then ^(A)let us not sleep, as others do, but let us ^(B)keep awake and ^(C)be sober. ⁷For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, ^(D)are drunk at night. ⁸But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, ^(E)having put on the breastplate of ^(F)faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.

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1 Peter 4:11

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¹¹whoever speaks, as one who speaks ^(A)oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves ^(B)by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything ^(C)God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. ^(D)To him belong glory and ^(E)dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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1 Peter 3:1

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Wives and Husbands

3 Likewise, wives, ^(A)be subject to your own husbands, so that ^(B)even if some do not obey the word, ^(C)they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,

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1 Thessalonians 2:12

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¹²we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and ^(A)charged ^(B)you to walk in a manner worthy of God, ^(C)who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

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Titus 3:7-8

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⁷so that ^(A)being justified by his grace we might become ^(B)heirs ^(C)according to the hope of eternal life. ⁸The saying is ^(D)trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful ^(E)to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people.