Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor Felix, greetings.

For the lightness of our present affliction works out for us a far more excellent eternal weight of glory,

But zealously strive after the better gifts. And yet I show to you a more excellent way.

being made so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by so much He is also the Mediator of a better covenant, which was built upon better promises.

For He received honor and glory from God the Father, when was borne to Him a voice from the excellent glory, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts. And by it he, being dead, yet speaks.

And he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty many days, a hundred and eighty days.

To the Chief Musician, on the harp. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens!

O Jehovah, our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth!

As to the saints in the earth, they are the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

You are more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.

You, O king, were seeing. And, behold! A great image! That great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before you. And its form was dreadful.

At that time my reason returned to me. And the glory of my kingdom, my honor and brightness returned to me. And my advisers and my lords came for me, and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added to me.

because an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, explaining of dreams, and revealing of hard sentences, and the unraveling of knots, were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will reveal the meaning.

I have even heard of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.

Then this Daniel was made overseer of the presidents and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him. And the king was planning to set him over all the kingdom.

But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yea, I say to you, and one more excellent than a prophet.

Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor, but the way of the wicked seduces them.

let them praise the name of Jehovah; for His name alone is excellent; His glory is above the earth and heavens.

Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to His excellent greatness.

it seemed good to me also, following all things accurately from the very first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus,

Have I not written to you excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

An excellent lip is not fitting for a fool; much less are lying lips fitting for a prince.

He who has knowledge uses few words; a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

Sing to Jehovah; for He has done excellent things; this is known in all the earth.

His legs are like pillars of marble set on sockets of fine gold; His face is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

In that day shall the Branch of Jehovah be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth excellent and comely for those who have escaped from Israel.