Matthew 5:16

The Sermon On The Mount: Salt And Light

¹⁵ People do not light a lamp and put it under a peck-measure; they put it on its stand and it gives light to everyone in the house. ¹⁶  Your light must burn in that way among men so that they will see the good you do, and praise your Father in heaven. ¹⁷ "Do not suppose that I have come to do away with the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to do away with them but to enforce them.

Father in Heaven

Good Deeds

Good Works

Heavenly Father

In Like Manner

Let Your Light So Shine

Our Father in Heaven

1 Peter 2:12

Live upright lives among the heathen, so that even if they charge you with being evil-doers, they may from observing the uprightness of your conduct come to praise God on the Day of Judgment.

John 15:8

When you are very fruitful and show yourselves to be disciples of mine, my Father is honored.

Matthew 9:8

And when the crowd saw it, they were filled with awe, and praised God for giving such power to men.

Matthew 6:1-5

"But take care not to do your good deeds in public for people to see, for, if you do, you will get no reward from your Father in heaven.

2 Corinthians 9:13

The way you stand the test of this service must do honor to God, through your fidelity to what you profess as to the good news of Christ, and through the liberality of your contributions for them and for all others;

1 Peter 3:16

and keep your conscience clear, so that those who abuse your upright Christian conduct may be made ashamed of their slanders.

1 Peter 4:11

If one preaches, let him do it like one who utters the words of God; if one does some service, let him do it as with strength which God supplies, so that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 4:14

If you are being abused for the sake of Christ, you are blessed, because the glorious Spirit of God is resting upon you.

1 John 1:5-7

This is the message that we heard from him and announce to you: God is light; there is no darkness in him at all.

Matthew 5:45

so that you may show yourselves true sons of your Father in heaven, for he makes his sun rise on bad and good alike, and makes the rain fall on the upright and the wrongdoers.

Matthew 6:9

This, therefore, is the way you are to pray: 'Our Father in heaven, Your name be revered!

Matthew 6:16

"When you fast, do not put on a gloomy look, like the hypocrites, for they neglect their personal appearance to let people see that they are fasting. I tell you, that is all the reward they will get.

Matthew 23:5

They do everything they do to have men see it. They wear wide Scripture texts as charms, and they wear large tassels,

Matthew 23:9

And you must not call anyone on earth your father, for you have only one father, your heavenly Father.

Luke 11:2

He said to them, "When you pray, say, 'Father, your name be revered! Your kingdom come!

Acts 9:36

Among the disciples at Joppa there was a woman named Tabitha, which is in Greek Dorcas, that is, gazelle. She had devoted herself to doing good and to acts of charity.

Romans 13:11-14

All this especially, because you know this critical time and that it is time for you to wake from your sleep, for our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.

1 Corinthians 14:25

the secrets of his heart are exposed, and he will fall down on his face and worship God, and declare that God is really among you.

Galatians 1:24

and they praised God for me.

Ephesians 2:10

For he has made us, creating us through our union with Christ Jesus for the life of goodness which God had predestined us to live.

Ephesians 5:8

For once you were sheer darkness, but now, as Christians, you are light itself. You must live like children of light,

Philippians 2:15-16

so that you will be blameless and honest, faultless children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverted age, in which you appear like stars in a dark world,

1 Thessalonians 2:12

to make your lives worthy of God who invites you into his kingdom and his glory.

1 Thessalonians 5:6-8

So we must not sleep like other men, but we must be vigilant and composed.

2 Thessalonians 1:10-12

when on that Day he comes to be honored in his people, and wondered at in all who believe in him??ecause our testimony has been confirmed in you.

1 Timothy 2:10

but, as is appropriate for women who profess to be religious, with good actions.

1 Timothy 5:10

and have a good reputation for Christian service, such as bringing up children, being hospitable to strangers, washing the feet of God's people, helping people in distress, or devoting herself to any form of doing good.

1 Timothy 5:25

Good deeds too are evident enough, or when they are not, they cannot be wholly concealed.

1 Timothy 6:18

Charge them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, open-handed and generous,

Titus 2:7

In every way set them an example of good conduct yourself. Teach with sincerity and seriousness,

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for us, to free us from all wickedness and purify for himself a people of his own, eager to do right.

Titus 3:4

But when the goodness and kindness of God our Savior were revealed,

Titus 3:7-8

so that we might be made upright through his mercy and become possessors of eternal life in fulfilment of our hope.

Titus 3:14

Have our people learn to make it their business to do good, so as to meet these pressing demands and not live unfruitful lives.

Hebrews 10:24

By observing one another, let us arouse ourselves to rival one another's love and good deeds.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, his own people, so that you may declare the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light;

1 Peter 3:1

You married women, in the same way, must be submissive to your husbands, so that any who refuse to believe the message may be won over without argument through the behavior of their wives