15 Bible Verses about Excellence

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge,

His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and excellence.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.

When I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

But as it is, he has obtained a ministry which is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises.

Maintain good conduct among the Gentiles, so that in case they speak against you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.

Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,

so that you may approve what is excellent, and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ;

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

More than that, I count everything to be loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ

By faith Abel offered God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his gifts. And through faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.

For those who have served well as deacons gain for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.