Matthew 5:16

Good News Translation (US Version)

In the same way your light must shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven.

Cross References

1 Peter 2:12

Your conduct among the heathen should be so good that when they accuse you of being evildoers, they will have to recognize your good deeds and so praise God on the Day of his coming.

Titus 2:7

In all things you yourself must be an example of good behavior. Be sincere and serious in your teaching.

John 15:8

My Father's glory is shown by your bearing much fruit; and in this way you become my disciples.

Ephesians 5:8

You yourselves used to be in the darkness, but since you have become the Lord's people, you are in the light. So you must live like people who belong to the light,

1 Peter 3:16

but do it with gentleness and respect. Keep your conscience clear, so that when you are insulted, those who speak evil of your good conduct as followers of Christ will become ashamed of what they say.

1 Peter 4:14

Happy are you if you are insulted because you are Christ's followers; this means that the glorious Spirit, the Spirit of God, is resting on you.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are the chosen race, the King's priests, the holy nation, God's own people, chosen to proclaim the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his own marvelous light.

Isaiah 58:8

“Then my favor will shine on you like the morning sun, and your wounds will be quickly healed. I will always be with you to save you; my presence will protect you on every side.

Titus 3:14

Our people must learn to spend their time doing good, in order to provide for real needs; they should not live useless lives.

1 Timothy 6:18

Command them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share with others.

2 Corinthians 9:13

And because of the proof which this service of yours brings, many will give glory to God for your loyalty to the gospel of Christ, which you profess, and for your generosity in sharing with them and everyone else.

Ephesians 2:10

God has made us what we are, and in our union with Christ Jesus he has created us for a life of good deeds, which he has already prepared for us to do.

Hebrews 10:24

Let us be concerned for one another, to help one another to show love and to do good.

Proverbs 4:18

The road the righteous travel is like the sunrise, getting brighter and brighter until daylight has come.

1 Peter 4:11

Those who preach must preach God's messages; those who serve must serve with the strength that God gives them, so that in all things praise may be given to God through Jesus Christ, to whom belong glory and power forever and ever. Amen.

1 Thessalonians 2:12

We encouraged you, we comforted you, and we kept urging you to live the kind of life that pleases God, who calls you to share in his own Kingdom and glory.

1 Peter 3:1

In the same way you wives must submit yourselves to your husbands, so that if any of them do not believe God's word, your conduct will win them over to believe. It will not be necessary for you to say a word,

Acts 9:36

In Joppa there was a woman named Tabitha, who was a believer. (Her name in Greek is Dorcas, meaning “a deer.”) She spent all her time doing good and helping the poor.

1 Timothy 5:25

In the same way good deeds are plainly seen, and even those that are not so plain cannot be hidden.

Matthew 5:45

so that you may become the children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike, and gives rain to those who do good and to those who do evil.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for us, to rescue us from all wickedness and to make us a pure people who belong to him alone and are eager to do good.

1 Timothy 5:10

and have a reputation for good deeds: a woman who brought up her children well, received strangers in her home, performed humble duties for other Christians, helped people in trouble, and devoted herself to doing good.

1 Timothy 2:10

but with good deeds, as is proper for women who claim to be religious.

Galatians 1:24

And so they praised God because of me.

Isaiah 61:3

To give to those who mourn in Zion Joy and gladness instead of grief, A song of praise instead of sorrow. They will be like trees That the Lord himself has planted. They will all do what is right, And God will be praised for what he has done.

Titus 3:4

But when the kindness and love of God our Savior was revealed,

1 Corinthians 14:25

their secret thoughts will be brought into the open, and they will bow down and worship God, confessing, “Truly God is here among you!”

Luke 11:2

Jesus said to them, “When you pray, say this: ‘Father: May your holy name be honored; may your Kingdom come.

Matthew 9:8

When the people saw it, they were afraid, and praised God for giving such authority to people.

Matthew 23:5

They do everything so that people will see them. Look at the straps with scripture verses on them which they wear on their foreheads and arms, and notice how large they are! Notice also how long are the tassels on their cloaks!

Matthew 6:16

“And when you fast, do not put on a sad face as the hypocrites do. They neglect their appearance so that everyone will see that they are fasting. I assure you, they have already been paid in full.

Matthew 23:9

And you must not call anyone here on earth ‘Father,’ because you have only the one Father in heaven.

Matthew 6:9

This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven: May your holy name be honored;

Exodus 34:35

and they would see that his face was shining. Then he would put the veil back on until the next time he went to speak with the Lord.