38 Bible Verses about ethics, incentives towards

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Romans 13:3-4

For rulers are no terror to good deeds, but to evil. Would you be fearless of the ruler's authority? Do what is good, and you will have his praise. For the ruler is God's minister appointed for your good. But if you are a wrong-doer, be afraid; he does not carry the sword to no purpose; he is God's servant, appointed to vengeance upon the guilty.

1 Timothy 2:1-4

First of all then, I am urging that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be offered regularly for all men; for kings and all who are in authority, in order that we may lead a tranquil and peaceful life in all godliness an gravity. For this is good and pleasing in the eyes of our Saviour God,read more.
whose will it is that all men should be saved, and come into full knowledge of the truth.

1 Peter 2:13-14

Submit yourselves, for the Lord's sake, to every human authority; whether it be to the Emperor as supreme ruler, or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and for the encouragement of well-doers.

Matthew 6:14-15

"For if you forgive men their offenses against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you also; "but if you do not forgive men your offenses, neither will your heavenly Father forgive you your offenses.

Matthew 7:2

"for with what judgment you judge, you will be judged, and in what measure you measure, others will measure to you.

Matthew 23:23

"Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and anise and cummin, and neglect the weightier matters of the Law??ustice and mercy and good faith; these latter you ought to have done, and not to have left the former undone.

Colossians 3:5-6

So slay your baser inclinations. fornication, impurity, appetite, unnatural desires, and the greed which is idolatry. These things are ever bringing down the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience,

Romans 6:2

No indeed; how shall we who have died to sin still go on living in it any longer?

Colossians 3:9-10

Lie not one to another, but strip off the old self with its doings, and put on that new self which is continually made over according to the likeness of its Creator, into full understanding.

Ephesians 5:1-2

Learn then to imitate God as his beloved children, and to lead lives of love, just as Christ also loved you and gave himself up for you, an offering and sacrifice unto God, for you, an offering and sacrifice unto God, for "an odor of sweetness."

2 Corinthians 8:8-9

I do not say this by way of command, but by the zeal of others I am trying to prove the reality of your love. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, how though he was rich, for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.

1 Thessalonians 2:3-4

For my preaching was not grounded on a delusion, or on impure motives, on in deceit. But as my fitness to be entrusted with the gospel has been tested and approved by God, I so speak, not to please men, but to please God, who is testing my motives.

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Finally then, my brothers, I continue to beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as you learned of me how to walk so as to please God??nd you are actually doing so??hat you abound in it yet more and more.

1 John 3:22

and whatever we ask we are receiving from him, because we are keeping his commandments and doing those things that are pleasing in his sight.

Mark 12:33

and that beside him there is none other, and to love him with all one's heart and with all one's understanding and with all one's might, and to love one's neighbor as oneself is far beyond all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."

Matthew 6:18

"so that he may not appear to men to be fasting, but to his Father who is in secret; and his Father who sees in secret will reward him.

Luke 14:13-14

"But when you make a reception, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. "Then you will be blessed, because they have no means to repay you, but you shall be paid in the Resurrection of the Just."

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