Luke 1:6

Bible in Basic English 1965

They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.

Cross References

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord came to him, and said, I am God, Ruler of all; go in my ways and be upright in all things,

Genesis 6:9

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was an upright man and without sin in his generation: he went in the ways of God.

Genesis 7:1

And the Lord said to Noah, Take all your family and go into the ark, for you only in this generation have I seen to be upright.

1 Kings 15:5

Because David did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and never in all his life went against his orders, but only in the question of Uriah the Hittite.

1 Kings 9:4

As for you, if you will go on your way before me, as David your father did, uprightly and with a true heart, doing what I have given you orders to do, keeping my laws and my decisions;

2 Kings 20:3

O Lord, keep in mind how I have been true to you with all my heart, and have done what is good in your eyes. And Hezekiah gave way to bitter weeping.

2 Chronicles 17:4

But turning to the God of his father and keeping his laws, and not doing as Israel did.

Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. He was without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil.

Job 1:8

And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil?

Job 9:2

Truly, I see that it is so: and how is it possible for a man to get his right before God?

Psalm 119:6

Then I would not be put to shame, as long as I have respect for all your teaching.

Luke 1:7

And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.

Luke 16:15

And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.

Luke 2:25

And there was then in Jerusalem a man whose name was Simeon; and he was an upright man, fearing God and waiting for the comfort of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was on him.

Acts 2:25

For David said of him, I saw the Lord before my face at all times, for he is at my right hand, so that I may not be moved:

Acts 23:1

And Paul, looking fixedly at the Sanhedrin, said, My brothers, my life has been upright before God till this day.

Acts 24:16

Now after a number of years I came to give help and offerings to my nation:

Acts 8:21

You have no part in this business, because your heart is not right before God.

Romans 8:4

So that what was ordered by the law might be done in us, who are living, not in the way of the flesh, but in the way of the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 11:2

Now I am pleased to see that you keep me in memory in all things, and that you give attention to the teaching which was handed down from me to you.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.

Deuteronomy 5:33

Go on walking in the way ordered for you by the Lord your God, so that life may be yours and it may be well for you, and your days may be long in the land of your heritage.

Philippians 2:15

So that you may be holy and gentle, children of God without sin in a twisted and foolish generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

Colossians 1:22

In the body of his flesh through death, so that you might be holy and without sin and free from all evil before him:

1 Thessalonians 3:13

So that your hearts may be strong and free from all sin before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

2 Peter 3:14

For this reason, my loved ones, as you are looking for these things, take great care that when he comes you may be in peace before him, free from sin and every evil thing.

1 John 2:29

If you have knowledge that he is upright, it is clear to you that everyone who does righteousness is his offspring.

1 John 2:3

And by this we may be certain that we have knowledge of him, if we keep his laws.

1 John 3:7

My little children, let no man take you out of the true way: he who does righteousness is upright, even as he is upright;