Titus 2:8

New American Bible - revised edition

and sound speech that cannot be criticized, so that the opponent will be put to shame without anything bad to say about us.

Cross References

Nehemiah 5:9

I continued: “What you are doing is not good. Should you not conduct yourselves out of fear of our God rather than fear of the reproach of our Gentile enemies?

Isaiah 66:5

Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at his word! Your kin who hate you and cast you out because of my name say, “May the Lord show his glory, that we may see your joy”; but they shall be put to shame.

Mark 12:17

So Jesus said to them, “Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” They were utterly amazed at him. The Question About the Resurrection.

Mark 12:28

One of the scribes, when he came forward and heard them disputing and saw how well he had answered them, asked him, “Which is the first of all the commandments?”

Mark 12:32

The scribe said to him, “Well said, teacher. You are right in saying, ‘He is One and there is no other than he.’

Mark 12:34

And when Jesus saw that [he] answered with understanding, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to ask him any more questions. The Question About David’s Son.

Luke 13:17

When he said this, all his adversaries were humiliated; and the whole crowd rejoiced at all the splendid deeds done by him. The Parable of the Mustard Seed.

2 Thessalonians 3:14

If anyone does not obey our word as expressed in this letter, take note of this person not to associate with him, that he may be put to shame.

1 Timothy 5:14

So I would like younger widows to marry, have children, and manage a home, so as to give the adversary no pretext for maligning us.

1 Timothy 6:3

Whoever teaches something different and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the religious teaching

Titus 3:14

But let our people, too, learn to devote themselves to good works to supply urgent needs, so that they may not be unproductive.

1 Peter 2:12

Maintain good conduct among the Gentiles, so that if they speak of you as evildoers, they may observe your good works and glorify God on the day of visitation. Christian Citizens.

1 Peter 2:15

For it is the will of God that by doing good you may silence the ignorance of foolish people.

1 Peter 3:16

but do it with gentleness and reverence, keeping your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who defame your good conduct in Christ may themselves be put to shame.