1 Peter 3:15
Sanctify the Christ as Lord (kurios: master) in your hearts. Always be ready to answer every man who asks you a reason for your hope, yet with meekness (mildness) and respect!
Colossians 4:6
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
Isaiah 29:23
When you see the children that I will give you, then you will acknowledge and sanctify my name. I am the Holy God of Israel! You will honor me and stand in awe of me.
Numbers 20:12
Jehovah said to Moses and Aaron: You did not trust me! You did not show the Israelites how holy I am! So you will not bring this congregation into the land I am giving them.
1 Samuel 12:7
Now stand where you are. I will judge you before Jehovah by reminding you of all the mighty actions Jehovah did to save you and your ancestors.
Psalm 119:46
I will also speak of your laws before kings and will not be ashamed.
Isaiah 1:18
Come now, let us reason together (make things right) (correct matters) between us! Says Jehovah. Though your sins are like scarlet, they will become as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they will become as white as wool.
Isaiah 5:16
Jehovah of Hosts shows his greatness by doing what is right. He reveals his holiness by judging his people.
Isaiah 41:21
Present your case, says Jehovah. Set forth your arguments, says Jacob's King.
Jeremiah 26:12-16
Then I Jeremiah said: Jehovah sent me to proclaim everything that you heard me say against this Temple and against this city.
Daniel 3:16-18
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king: O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
Amos 7:14-17
Amos told Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son. I was a herdsman, and a grower of sycamore figs.
Matthew 10:18-20
You will be taken before governors and kings for my sake. This will serve as a testimony to them and to the people of the nations.
Luke 21:14-15
Do not think about what you will say before it happens.
Acts 4:8-12
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said: You rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
Acts 5:29-31
Peter and the other apostles answered: We must obey God rather than men.
Acts 21:39-5
But Paul said, I am a Jew, of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city and I request that you allow me to speak to the people.
Acts 24:25
He reasoned about righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come. Felix trembled, and answered: Go your way for now. When I have time I will send for you.
Colossians 1:5
This is because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You heard about this hope from the word of truth, the good news.
Colossians 1:23
Provided that you continue in the faith, grounded (on the foundation) and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the good news you heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven. For this I, Paul, was made a minister.
2 Timothy 2:25-26
He should instruct those who oppose using meekness. Perhaps God will give them repentance that they may know the truth.
Titus 1:2
It is in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal.
Hebrews 3:6
Christ was faithful as a Son over God's house. We are His house if we hold on to our courage (confidence) and rejoice (speak boldly) about our hope until the end.
Hebrews 6:1
Therefore leaving the elementary truths of the doctrine of Christ let us move on to maturity. Let us not lay again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God.
Hebrews 6:18-19
God did this to offer encouragement so we may rely on the hope offered to us. We have taken refuge in that hope and it is impossible for God to lie. These two things can never be changed.
1 Peter 1:3-4
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy he gave us a new birth to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
1 Peter 1:17
If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man's work, pass the time you spend here in reverence.
1 Peter 3:2
Your husband could see your chaste behavior coupled with respect (reverence).
1 Peter 3:4
Let your appearance be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit. This is of great value in the sight of God.
Numbers 27:14
You both rebelled against my command in the Desert of Zin. You did not show the people how holy I am when they were complaining at the oasis. This was the oasis of Meribah at Kadesh in the Desert of Zin.
Colossians 1:27
It was God's will to make known his secret to the people of the nations, this rich and glorious secret that he has for people. The secret is that Christ is in union with you, which means that you will share in his glory.