1 Peter 3:15

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But sanctify Christ the Lord in your hearts, being always ready to give an explanation to all who ask you the reason for that hope which is in you.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:28

The mind of the just meditates on obedience. The mouth of the impious overflows with evils.

Proverbs 22:21

so that I might reveal to you, firmly and with words of truth, in order to respond about these things to those who sent you.

Isaiah 1:18

And then approach and accuse me, says the Lord. Then, if your sins are like scarlet, they shall be made white like snow; and if they are red like vermillion, they shall become white like wool.

Isaiah 29:23

Instead, when he sees his children, they will be the work of my hands in his midst, sanctifying my name, and they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will preach the God of Israel.

Isaiah 41:21

Bring your case forward, says the Lord. Bring it here, if you have anything to allege, says the King of Jacob.

Isaiah 5:16

And the Lord of hosts will be exalted in judgment, and the holy God will be sanctified in justice.

Isaiah 8:12

"You should not say 'It is conspiracy!' For all that this people speaks is a conspiracy. And you should be frightened or alarmed with their fear.

Numbers 20:12

And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not believe me, so as to sanctify me before the sons of Israel, you shall not lead this people into the land, which I will give to them."

Numbers 27:14

For you offended me in the desert of Sin at the Contradiction of the multitude; neither were you willing to sanctify me in their sight over the waters. These are the Waters of Contradiction at Kadesh in the desert of Sin."

Acts 21:39

But Paul said to him: "I am a man, indeed a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of a well-known city. So I petition you, permit me to speak to the people."

Acts 24:25

And after he discoursed about justice and chastity, and about the future judgment, Felix was trembling, and he responded: "For now, go, but remain under guard. Then, at an opportune time, I will summon you."

Colossians 1:23

So then, continue in the faith: well-founded and steadfast and immovable, by the hope of the Gospel that you have heard, which has been preached throughout all creation under heaven, the Gospel of which I, Paul, have become a minister.

Colossians 1:27

To them, God willed to made known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ and the hope of his glory within you.

Colossians 1:5

because of the hope that has been stored up for you in heaven, which you have heard through the Word of Truth in the Gospel.

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech be ever graceful, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to respond to each person.

Titus 1:2

in the hope of the eternal life that God, who does not lie, promised before the ages of time,

Hebrews 3:6

Yet truly, Christ is like a Son in his own house. We are that house, if we firmly retain the faithfulness and the glory of hope, even unto the end.

Hebrews 6:1

Therefore, interrupting an explanation of the basics of Christ, let us consider what is more advanced, not presenting again the fundamentals of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

1 Peter 1:17

And if you invoke as Father him who, without showing favoritism to persons, judges according to each one's work, then act in fear during the time of your sojourning here.

1 Peter 3:2

as they consider with fear your chaste behavior.

1 Peter 3:4

Instead, you should be a hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptibility of a quiet and a meek spirit, rich in the sight of God.

1 Samuel 12:7

Now therefore, stand, so that I may contend in judgment against you before the Lord, about all the mercies of the Lord, which he has given to you and to your fathers: