sound speech that cannot be condemned, that one who is an opponent may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of [a]you.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Titus 2:8 NU, M us

and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.(A)

Read full chapter

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.

Read full chapter

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.

Read full chapter

15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men—

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

16 (A)having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.

Read full chapter

16 keeping a clear conscience,(A) so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.(B)

Read full chapter

Error and Greed

If anyone teaches otherwise and does not consent to (A)wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, (B)and to the [a]doctrine which accords with godliness,

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 6:3 teaching

If anyone teaches otherwise(A) and does not agree to the sound instruction(B) of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching,

Read full chapter

14 Do all things (A)without [a]complaining and (B)disputing,[b] 15 that you may become blameless and [c]harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as (C)lights in the world, 16 holding fast the word of life, so that (D)I may rejoice in the day of Christ that (E)I have not run in vain or labored in (F)vain.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Philippians 2:14 grumbling
  2. Philippians 2:14 arguing
  3. Philippians 2:15 innocent

14 Do everything without grumbling(A) or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless(B) and pure, “children of God(C) without fault in a warped and crooked generation.”[a](D) Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky 16 as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ(E) that I did not run(F) or labor in vain.(G)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Philippians 2:15 Deut. 32:5

14 And if anyone does not obey our word in this [a]epistle, note that person and (A)do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 3:14 letter

14 Take special note of anyone who does not obey our instruction in this letter. Do not associate with them,(A) in order that they may feel ashamed.(B)

Read full chapter

Then I said, “What you are doing is not good. Should you not walk (A)in the fear of our God (B)because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?

Read full chapter

So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach(A) of our Gentile enemies?

Read full chapter

The Lord Vindicates Zion

Hear the word of the Lord,
You who tremble at His word:
“Your brethren who (A)hated you,
Who cast you out for My name’s sake, said,
(B)‘Let the Lord be glorified,
That (C)we may see your joy.’
But they shall be ashamed.”

Read full chapter

Hear the word of the Lord,
    you who tremble at his word:(A)
“Your own people who hate(B) you,
    and exclude you because of my name, have said,
‘Let the Lord be glorified,
    that we may see your joy!’
    Yet they will be put to shame.(C)

Read full chapter

14 Therefore I desire that the younger widows marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

Read full chapter

14 So I counsel younger widows to marry,(A) to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.(B)

Read full chapter

17 And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were (A)done by Him.

Read full chapter

17 When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated,(A) but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.

Read full chapter

34 Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”

(A)But after that no one dared question Him.

Read full chapter

34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”(A) And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.(B)

Read full chapter

32 So the scribe said to Him, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, (A)and there is no other but He.

Read full chapter

32 “Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him.(A)

Read full chapter