"Let your lightshinebeforemenin such a waythat they may seeyour goodworks,and glorifyyour Fatherwho is in heaven.
Keepyour behaviorexcellentamongthe Gentiles,sothat in the thing in whichthey slanderyou as evildoers,they may becauseof your gooddeeds,as they observe[them], glorifyGodin the dayof visitation.
in all thingsshowyourselfto be an exampleof gooddeeds,[with] purityin doctrine,dignified,
"My Fatheris glorifiedby this,that you bearmuchfruit,and [so] proveto be My disciples.
for you were formerlydarkness,but nowyou are Lightin the Lord;walkas childrenof Light
and keepa goodconsciencesothat in the thing in whichyou are slandered,thosewho revileyour goodbehaviorin Christwill be put to shame.
Ifyou are reviledfor the nameof Christ,you are blessed,becausethe Spiritof gloryand of Godrestson you.
But you are A CHOSENRACE,A royalPRIESTHOOD,A HOLYNATION,A PEOPLEFOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION,sothat you may proclaimthe excellenciesof Him who has calledyou out of darknessinto His marvelouslight;
"Thenyour lightwill breakout like the dawn,And your recoverywill speedilyspringforth;And your righteousnesswill gobeforeyou; The gloryof the LORDwill be your rearguard.
Our peoplemust alsolearnto engagein gooddeedsto meet pressingneeds,sothat they will not be unfruitful.
[Instruct them] to do good,to be richin goodworks,to be generousand ready to share,
Becauseof the proofgiven by thisministry,they will glorifyGodfor [your] obedienceto your confessionof the gospelof Christand for the liberalityof your contributionto them and to all,
For we are His workmanship,createdin ChristJesusfor goodworks,whichGodprepared beforehandsothat we would walkin them.
and let us considerhow to stimulateone anotherto loveand gooddeeds,
But the pathof the righteousis like the lightof dawn,That shinesbrighterand brighteruntilthe fullday.
Whoeverspeaks,[is to do so] as onewho is speakingthe utterancesof God;whoeverserves[is to do] [so] as onewho is servingby the strengthwhichGodsupplies;sothat in all thingsGodmay be glorifiedthroughJesusChrist,to whombelongsthe gloryand dominionforeverand ever.Amen.
sothat you would walkin a manner worthyof the Godwho callsyou into His ownkingdomand glory.
In the same way,you wives,be submissiveto your ownhusbandssothat evenifany[of them] are disobedientto the word,they may be wonwithouta wordby the behaviorof their wives,
Nowin Joppathere was a disciplenamedTabitha(whichtranslated[in Greek] is calledDorcas);this womanwas aboundingwith deedsof kindnessand charitywhichshe continually did.
Likewisealso,deedsthat are goodare quite evident,and thosewhich are otherwisecannotbe concealed.
sothat you may be sonsof your Fatherwhois in heaven;for He causesHis sunto riseon [the] eviland [the] good,and sends rainon [the] righteousand [the] unrighteous.
whogaveHimselffor us to redeemus from everylawless deed,and to purifyfor Himselfa peoplefor His ownpossession,zealousfor gooddeeds.
having a reputationfor goodworks;[and] ifshe has brought up children,ifshe has shown hospitality to strangers,ifshe has washedthe saints'feet,ifshe has assistedthose in distress,[and] ifshe has devoted herselfto everygoodwork.
but ratherby meansof goodworks,as is properfor womenmaking a claimto godliness.
And they were glorifyingGodbecauseof me.
To grantthose who mourn[in] Zion,Givingthem a garlandinsteadof ashes,The oilof gladnessinsteadof mourning,The mantleof praiseinsteadof a spiritof fainting.So they will be calledoaksof righteousness,The plantingof the LORD,that He may be glorified.
But whenthe kindnessof Godour Saviorand [His] love for mankindappeared,
the secretsof his heartare disclosed;and sohe will fallon his faceand worshipGod,declaringthat Godis certainlyamongyou.
And He saidto them, "Whenyou pray,say:Father,hallowedbe Your name.Your kingdomcome.
But when the crowdssaw[this], they were awestruck,and glorifiedGod,who had givensuchauthorityto men.
"But they doalltheir deedsto be noticedby men;for they broadentheir phylacteriesand lengthenthe tassels[of their garments].
"Wheneveryou fast,do not puton a gloomy faceas the hypocrites[do], for they neglecttheir appearancesothat they will be noticedby menwhen they are fasting.TrulyI sayto you, they havetheir rewardin full.
"Do not call[anyone] on earthyour father;for Oneis your Father,He who is in heaven.
"Pray,then,in this way:'Our Fatherwhois in heaven,Hallowedbe Your name.
the sonsof Israelwould seethe faceof Moses,that the skinof Moses'faceshone.So Moseswould replacethe veiloverhis faceuntilhe wentin to speakwith Him.
