1 Peter 2:12
Keep on living upright lives among the heathen, so that, when they slander you as evildoers, by what they see of your good deeds they may come to praise God on the judgment day.
Matthew 5:16
Let your light shine before people in such a way that they may see your good deeds, and praise your Father in heaven.
1 Peter 3:16
and keep your conscience clear, so that those who bitterly abuse your excellent conduct as Christians may be ashamed of slandering you.
Luke 19:44
and they will throw you and your children within you to the ground, and they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know when God visited you."
2 Corinthians 8:21
For I am taking the precaution to do what is right, not only in the sight of the Lord but also in the eyes of men.
1 Peter 4:11
If anyone is preaching, let him do it as one who utters the oracles of God; if anyone is rendering any service to others, let him do it with all the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Matthew 5:11
"Blessed are you when people abuse you, and persecute you, and keep on falsely telling all sorts of evil against you for my sake.
Matthew 9:8
And the crowds saw it, and were stricken with awe, and gave praise to God for giving such power to men.
Matthew 10:25
The pupil should be satisfied to become like his teacher, and the slave should be satisfied to become like his master. If men have called the Head of the house Beelzebub, how much worse names will they heap upon the members of His family!
Luke 1:68
"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for He has come and brought His people deliverance;
Luke 6:22
Blessed are you when people hate you and exclude you and denounce you, and spurn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.
Acts 15:14
Symeon has told how God at first graciously visited the heathen to take from among them a people to bear His name.
Acts 24:5-6
For we have found this man a perfect pest and a distributor of the peace among the Jews throughout the world. He is a ringleader in the sect of the Nazarenes;
Acts 24:13
and they cannot prove the charges they have just made against me.
Acts 25:7
When he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem surrounded him, and continued to bring a number of serious charges against him, none of which they could prove.
Romans 12:17
Stop returning evil for evil to anyone. Always see to it that your affairs are right in the sight of everybody.
Romans 13:13
Let us live becomingly for people who are in the light of day, not in carousing and drunkenness, nor in sexual immorality and licentiousness, nor in quarreling and jealousy.
Romans 15:9
and for the heathen peoples to praise God for His mercy, as the Scripture says: "For this I will give thanks to you among the heathen, and will sing praises to your name."
1 Corinthians 14:25
the secrets of his heart are laid bare, he falls upon his face and worships God, declaring, "God is really among you."
2 Corinthians 1:12
For my boast is this, to which my conscience testifies, that before the world, but especially before you, I have acted from pure motives and in sincerity before God, not depending on worldly wisdom but on God's unmerited favor.
2 Corinthians 13:7
But I am praying God that you may never do anything wrong, not to show that I am standing the test, but that you should continue doing right, though I should fail to stand the test.
Ephesians 2:3
once lived while gratifying the cravings of our lower nature, as we continued to carry out the impulses of our lower nature and its thoughts, and by nature we were exposed to God's wrath, as the rest of mankind.
Ephesians 4:22
to lay aside, with your former way of living, your old self which is on the way to destruction in accordance with its deceptive impulses;
Philippians 1:27
Only you must practice living lives that are worthy of the good news, so that whether I come and see you or stay away, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, and that with one purpose you are continuing to cooperate in the fight for faith in the good news.
Philippians 2:15-16
so that you may prove to be blameless and spotless, faultless children of God in a crooked and perverted age, in which you shine as light-bearers in the world as you continue
Philippians 4:8
Now, brothers, practice thinking on what is true, what is honorable, what is right, what is pure, what is lovable, what is high-toned, yes, on everything that is excellent or praiseworthy.
1 Thessalonians 4:12
so that you may live influentially with the outsiders, and not be dependent on anybody.
1 Timothy 2:2
for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead peaceful, quiet lives in perfect piety and seriousness.
1 Timothy 4:12
Let no one think little of you because you are young, but always set an example for believers, in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity.
Titus 2:7-8
In everything you yourself continue to set them a worthy example of doing good; be sincere and serious in your teaching,
Hebrews 13:5
You must have a turn of mind that is free from avarice; you must be content with what you have, for God Himself has said, "I will never fail you, I will never forsake you."
Hebrews 13:18
Pray for me, for I am sure that I have a clear conscience, and in everything I want to live a noble life.
James 3:13
Who among you is wise and intelligent? Let him show by his noble living that his good deeds are done in humility, which wisdom prompts.
1 Peter 3:1-2
You married women, in the same way, must be submissive to your husbands, so that, if any of them do not believe the message, they may be won over without a word through the living of the wives,
1 Peter 4:14-16
If you are suffering abuse because you bear the name of Christ, you are happy, because the glorious Spirit of God is resting upon you.
2 Peter 3:11
If all these things are to be dissolved in this way, what men you ought to be! What holy and pious lives you ought to lead,