Philippians 2:15

Catholic Public Domain Version

So may you be without blame, simple sons of God, without reproof, in the midst of a depraved and perverse nation, among whom you shine like lights in the world,

Cross References

Exodus 34:35

And they saw that the face of Moses, when he came out, was radiant, but he covered his face again, whenever he spoke to them.

Proverbs 4:18

But the path of the just is like a shining light: it advances and increases, even to the day of completion.

Proverbs 8:8

All my words are just. There is no depravity in them, and no perversity.

Isaiah 60:1

Rise up to be illuminated, O Jerusalem! For your light has arrived, and the glory of the Lord has risen over you.

Daniel 6:4

Furthermore, the king considered setting him over the entire kingdom; whereupon the leaders and the governors sought to find a complaint against Daniel and in favor of the king. And they could find no case, or even suspicion, because he was faithful, and no fault or suspicion was found in him.

Matthew 10:16

Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore, be as prudent as serpents and as simple as doves.

Matthew 17:17

And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour.

Matthew 5:45

In this way, you shall be sons of your Father, who is in heaven. He causes his sun to rise upon the good and the bad, and he causes it to rain upon the just and the unjust.

Matthew 5:48

Therefore, be perfect, even as your heavenly Father is perfect."

Luke 1:6

Now they were both just before God, progressing in all of the commandments and the justifications of the Lord without blame.

Luke 6:35

So truly, love your enemies. Do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return. And then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and to the wicked.

John 5:35

He was a burning and shining light. So you were willing, at the time, to exult in his light.

Acts 2:40

And then, with very many other words, he testified and he exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this depraved generation."

Acts 20:30

And from among yourselves, men will rise up, speaking perverse things in order to entice disciples after them.

Romans 16:19

But your obedience has been made known in every place. And so, I rejoice in you. But I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple in what is evil.

1 Corinthians 1:8

And he, too, will strengthen you, even until the end, without guilt, until the day of the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 6:17

Because of this, you must depart from their midst and be separate, says the Lord. And do not touch what is unclean.

Ephesians 5:27

so that he might offer her to himself as a glorious Church, not having any spot or wrinkle or any such thing, so that she would be holy and immaculate.

Deuteronomy 32:5

They have sinned against him, and in their filth they are not his sons. They are a depraved and perverse generation.

Philippians 1:10

so that you may be confirmed in what is better, in order that you may be sincere and without offense on the day of Christ:

Philippians 3:6

according to zeal, I persecuted the Church of God; according to the justice that is in the law, I lived without blame.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

And may the God of peace himself sanctify you through all things, so that your whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved without blame unto the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 3:10

And these things should be proven first, and then they may minister, being without offense.

1 Timothy 3:2

Therefore, it is necessary for a bishop to be beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, gracious, chaste, hospitable, a teacher,

1 Timothy 5:14

Therefore, I want the younger women to marry, to procreate children, to be mothers of families, to provide no ready opportunity for the adversary to speak evil.

1 Timothy 5:20

Reprove sinners in the sight of everyone, so that the others may have fear.

1 Timothy 5:7

And give instruction in this, so that they may be beyond reproach.

Titus 1:6

if such a man is without offense, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of self-indulgence, nor of insubordination.

Titus 2:10

not cheating, but in all things showing good fidelity, so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

Titus 2:15

Speak and exhort and argue these things with all authority. Let no one despise you.

Hebrews 7:26

For it was fitting that we should have such a High Priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted higher than the heavens.

1 Peter 2:12

Keep your behavior among the Gentiles to what is good, so that, when they slander you as if you were evildoers, they may, by the good works that are seen in you, glorify God on the day of visitation.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, an acquired people, so that you may announce the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

2 Peter 3:14

Therefore, most beloved, while awaiting these things, be diligent, so that you may be found to be immaculate and unassailable before him, in peace.

Revelation 2:5

And so, call to mind the place from which you have fallen, and do penance, and do the first works. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.

Revelation 3:9

Behold, I will take from the synagogue of Satan those who declare themselves to be Jews and are not, for they are lying. Behold, I will cause them to approach and to reverence before your feet. And they shall know that I have loved you.