1 Peter 2:12

Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

Having your turning back good in the nations: that, in what they speak against you as doing evil, from good works, they having beheld, might praise God in the day of inspection.

Cross References

1 Peter 3:16

Having a good consciousness; that, in what they speak evil against you, as doing evil, they threatening your good turning round in Christ should be ashamed.

Matthew 5:16

So let your light shine before men, that they see your good works, and praise your Father, him in the heavens.

2 Corinthians 8:21

Providing good things beforehand, not only before the Lord, but also before men.

1 Thessalonians 4:12

That ye should walk becomingly to them without, and have need of nothing.

1 Timothy 4:12

Let none despise thy youth; but be thou a type of the faithful, in word, in intercourse, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

James 3:13

Who wise and knowing among you? let him show out of a good mode of life his works in meekness of wisdom.

Philippians 1:27

Only live as citizens worthy of the good news of Christ: that whether coming and seeing you, whether being absent, I shall bear the things concerning you, that ye stand in one spirit, one soul, fighting together in faith of the good news;

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our boasting is this, the testimony of our consciousness, that in simplicity and purity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we turned back in the world, and more eminently to you.

2 Peter 3:11

Therefore all these being dissolved, of what race ought ye to be in holy turning round and devotion,

Romans 13:13

As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in revelries and drunkenness, not in coition and licentiousness, not in strife and envy.

Romans 12:17

Giving hack evil for evil to none. Providing good things before all men.

Hebrews 13:18

Pray for us: for we have trusted that we have a good consciousness, in all things wishing to be well occupied.

1 Timothy 2:2

For kings, and all them being in eminence; that we may lead a gentle and quiet life, in all devotion and gravity.

Philippians 4:8

As to the rest, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever venerable, whatever just, whatever pure, whatever lovely, whatever prosperous; if any ability, and if any praise, reckon up these things.

Ephesians 4:22

For you to put away according to the former mode of life the old man, corrupted according to the eager desires of deceit;

Psalm 50:23

He sacrificing praise shall honor me, and he setting the way I will cause him to look upon the salvation of God.

Hebrews 13:5

The disposition exempt from avarice; being contented with present circumstances: for he has said, I will not send thee back, nor forsake thee.

Romans 15:9

And the nations to glorify God for mercies; as has been written, For this will I acknowledge to thee in the nations; and I will play on, the harp to thy name.

Luke 19:44

And they shall level thee with the ground, and thy children in thee; they shall not leave in thee stone upon stone; because thou knewest not the time of thine inspection.

Matthew 10:25

Sufficient to the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzeboul, how much more those pertaining to his household?

Matthew 5:11

Happy are ye, when they shall upbraid you, and drive you out, and say every evil word against you, lying, for my sake.

1 Peter 4:11

If any speak, as the oracles of God; if any serve, as of the strength which God furnishes: that in all God might be praised by Jesus Christ, in whom is the glory and strength for the time of times. Amen.

Isaiah 10:3

And what will ye do for the day of reviewing, and for the tempest coming from far off? upon whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

Psalm 37:14

The unjust let loose the sword, and they bent their bow; they cast down the poor and needy, to slaughter the upright of way.

Ephesians 2:3

Among whom also we then all occupied ourselves in the eager desire? of our flesh, doing the wills of the flesh and the thoughts; and were by nature children of wrath, as also the rest.

2 Corinthians 13:7

And I pray to God that ye do nothing evil; not that we appear tried, but that ye do good, and we be as untried.

1 Corinthians 14:25

And so the hidden things of his heart are made manifest; and so having fallen upon the face, he will worship God, proclaiming that God is truly with you.

Acts 24:13

Nor can they bring me forward for things they now accuse me.

Acts 15:14

Simeon related how God first reviewed to take from the nations a people for his name.

Luke 6:22

Happy are ye, when men hate you, and when they separate you, and reproach, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

Luke 1:68

Praised the Lord God of Israel; for he reviewed and he has made a redemption for his people,

Matthew 9:8

And the crowds, seeing, admired, and praised God, giving such power to men.

Acts 25:7

And he having come, the Jews having come down from Jerusalem stood round about, bringing many and heavy charges against Paul, which they could not prove.

Daniel 6:4

Then the presidents and satraps were seeking to find a pretext against Daniel from the part of the kingdom; and they will not be able to find any pretext and corruption, because that he was faithful, and any error and corruption was not found upon him.

John 13:31

Jesus says, Now was the Son of man honoured, and God was honoured in him.

Acts 28:22

And we desire to hear from thee what thou thinkest: for truly of this sect it is known to us that it is everywhere spoken against.

Romans 14:18

For he in these serving Christ, pleasing to God, and acceptable to men.

1 Timothy 5:10

Testified of in good works; if she have brought up children, if she lodged strangers, if she washed the feet of the holy, if she relieved the pressed, if she followed every good work.

1 Peter 2:15

(For so is the will of God, those doing good to silence the want of knowledge of the foolish men:)

Ruth 3:14

And she will lie down from his feet till Morning: and she will rise before a man shall recognize his neighbor. And he will say, It shall not be known that the woman came to the threshing-floor.