1 Peter 3:15
but in your hearts reverence Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and respect;
Colossians 4:6
Let your speech always be full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone.
Matthew 10:18-20
You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
Luke 21:14-15
Therefore settle it in your minds not to meditate beforehand how you will answer;
Acts 4:8-12
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and elders,
Acts 5:29-31
But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.
Acts 21:39-5
Paul replied, "I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city; I beg you, let me speak to the people."
Acts 24:25
But as he was discussing righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and said, "Go away for the present, and when I find time I will summon you."
Colossians 1:5
because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel
Colossians 1:23
if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a minister.
2 Timothy 2:25-26
with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God will grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth,
Titus 1:2
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago,
Hebrews 3:6
but Christ is faithful as a son over God's house. And we are his house, if we hold fast to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
Hebrews 6:1
Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
Hebrews 6:18-19
so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us.
1 Peter 1:3-4
Blessed be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has caused us to be born again into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:17
If you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your exile on earth.
1 Peter 3:2
when they see your chaste and respectful behavior.
1 Peter 3:4
but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God's sight.
Colossians 1:27
To them God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.