1 Peter 3:15

but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and be ready always to respond to every man that asks you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and reverence,

Colossians 4:6

Let your word be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.

Isaiah 29:23

for he shall see his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and shall sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel;

Numbers 20:12

And the LORD spoke unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the sons of Israel, therefore, ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.

1 Samuel 12:7

Now, therefore, stand still that I may contend with you before the LORD of all the righteousnesses of the LORD which he did to you and to your fathers.

Psalm 119:46

I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings and will not be ashamed.

Isaiah 1:18

Then come, shall the LORD say, and we shall be even; if your sins were as scarlet, they shall be made as white as snow; if they were red like crimson, they shall become as wool.

Isaiah 5:16

But the LORD of the hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God, that is holy, shall be sanctified with righteousness.

Isaiah 41:21

Explain your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your foundations, saith the King of Jacob.

Jeremiah 26:12-16

Then Jeremiah spoke unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard.

Daniel 3:16-18

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, We are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

Amos 7:14-17

Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, I am not a prophet, neither am I a prophet's son, but I am a herdsman and a gatherer of sycamore fruit:

Matthew 10:18-20

and ye shall even be brought before princes and kings for my sake, for testimony unto them and to the Gentiles.

Luke 21:14-15

Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate before what ye shall answer;

Acts 4:8-12

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them, Ye princes of the people and elders of Israel,

Acts 5:29-31

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We must persuade God rather than men.

Acts 21:39-5

But Paul said, I am certainly a Jew, a citizen of Tarsus, a city known in Cilicia; and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.

Acts 24:25

And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled and answered, Go away for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

Colossians 1:5

for the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which ye have already heard by the word of the truth of the gospel,

Colossians 1:23

if ye continue in the faith grounded and settled and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard and which is preached to every creature which is under heaven, of which I Paul am made a minister,

2 Timothy 2:25-26

that with meekness they might teach those that resist, if God peradventure will grant unto them that they might repent and know the truth,

Titus 1:2

for the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the times of the ages

Hebrews 3:6

but Christ as a son over his own house, which house we are, if we hold fast the confidence and the glorious hope firmly until the end.

Hebrews 6:1

Therefore, leaving now the word of the beginning of the establishment of the Christ, let us go on unto perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from works of death, and of faith in God,

Hebrews 6:18-19

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us,

1 Peter 1:3-4

Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Christ, who according to his great mercy has begotten us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus, the Christ, from the dead,

1 Peter 1:17

And if ye invoke as Father, he who without respect of persons judges according to the work of each one, converse in fear the entire time of your sojourning here,

1 Peter 3:2

considering your chaste conversation which is in fear.

1 Peter 3:4

but let the interior adorning of the heart be without corruption, and of an agreeable spirit and peaceful, which is precious in the sight of God.

Numbers 27:14

For ye were rebels to my word in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me in the waters before their eyes. These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.

Colossians 1:27

to whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery in the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

General references

Bible References

And be

Psalm 119:46
I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings and will not be ashamed.
Jeremiah 26:12
Then Jeremiah spoke unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard.
Daniel 3:16
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, We are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
Amos 7:14
Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, I am not a prophet, neither am I a prophet's son, but I am a herdsman and a gatherer of sycamore fruit:
Matthew 10:18
and ye shall even be brought before princes and kings for my sake, for testimony unto them and to the Gentiles.
Luke 21:14
Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate before what ye shall answer;
Acts 4:8
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them, Ye princes of the people and elders of Israel,
Acts 5:29
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We must persuade God rather than men.
Acts 21:39
But Paul said, I am certainly a Jew, a citizen of Tarsus, a city known in Cilicia; and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
Acts 22:1
Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defense which I make now unto you.
Colossians 4:6
Let your word be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.
2 Timothy 2:25
that with meekness they might teach those that resist, if God peradventure will grant unto them that they might repent and know the truth,

A reason

1 Samuel 12:7
Now, therefore, stand still that I may contend with you before the LORD of all the righteousnesses of the LORD which he did to you and to your fathers.
Isaiah 1:18
Then come, shall the LORD say, and we shall be even; if your sins were as scarlet, they shall be made as white as snow; if they were red like crimson, they shall become as wool.
Isaiah 41:21
Explain your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your foundations, saith the King of Jacob.
Acts 24:25
And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled and answered, Go away for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

The hope

1 Peter 1:3
Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Christ, who according to his great mercy has begotten us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus, the Christ, from the dead,
Colossians 1:5
for the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which ye have already heard by the word of the truth of the gospel,
Titus 1:2
for the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the times of the ages
Hebrews 3:6
but Christ as a son over his own house, which house we are, if we hold fast the confidence and the glorious hope firmly until the end.
Hebrews 6:1
Therefore, leaving now the word of the beginning of the establishment of the Christ, let us go on unto perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from works of death, and of faith in God,

With

1 Peter 3:2
considering your chaste conversation which is in fear.
2 Timothy 2:25
that with meekness they might teach those that resist, if God peradventure will grant unto them that they might repent and know the truth,

General references

Proverbs 26:16
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can give him counsel.