1 Peter 2:12

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1 Peter 2:10–14 · Berean Standard Bible

10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

11 Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

12 Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.

13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,

14 or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.

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1 Peter 3:2

when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.

Psalms 37:14

The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.

Psalms 50:23

He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rights his way, I will show the salvation of God.”

2 Corinthians 1:12

And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.

Ephesians 2:3

All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.

Ephesians 4:22

to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

Philippians 1:27

Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,

1 Timothy 4:12

Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

Hebrews 13:5

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

James 3:13

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

2 Peter 3:11

Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness

Romans 12:17

Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.

Romans 13:13

Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.

2 Corinthians 8:21

For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.

2 Corinthians 13:7

Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.

Philippians 4:8

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.

1 Thessalonians 4:12

Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.

1 Timothy 2:2

for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.

Hebrews 13:18

Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.

Genesis 13:7

And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.

Genesis 13:8

So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are brothers.

Philippians 2:15

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

Philippians 2:16

as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.

1 Peter 3:1

Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives

1 Peter 3:16

keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.

1 Peter 4:14

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

1 Peter 4:15

Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.

1 Peter 4:16

But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.

Matthew 5:11

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

Matthew 10:25

It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!

Luke 6:22

Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.

Acts 24:5

We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

Acts 24:6

and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.

Acts 24:13

Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.

Acts 25:7

When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.

Matthew 5:16

In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Titus 2:7

In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,

Titus 2:8

and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed to have nothing bad to say about us.

1 Peter 4:11

If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

Romans 15:9

so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”

1 Corinthians 14:25

and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”

Luke 1:68

“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.

Luke 19:44

They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”

Acts 15:14

Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.