1 Peter 1:17

New Century Version

You pray to God and call him Father, and he judges each person’s work equally. So while you are here on earth, you should live with respect for God.

Cross References

Genesis 47:9

Jacob said to him, “My life has been spent wandering from place to place. It has been short and filled with trouble—only one hundred thirty years. My ancestors lived much longer than I.”

1 Chronicles 29:15

We are like foreigners and strangers, as our ancestors were. Our time on earth is like a shadow. There is no hope.

2 Chronicles 19:7

Now let each of you fear the Lord. Watch what you do, because the Lord our God wants people to be fair. He wants all people to be treated the same, and he doesn’t want decisions influenced by money.”

Job 34:19

He is not nicer to princes than other people, nor kinder to rich people than poor people, because he made them all with his own hands.

Psalm 39:12

“Lord, hear my prayer, and listen to my cry. Do not ignore my tears. I am like a visitor with you. Like my ancestors, I’m only here a short time.

Psalm 89:26

He will say to me, ‘You are my father, my God, the Rock, my Savior.’

Proverbs 14:16

Wise people are careful and stay out of trouble, but fools are careless and quick to act.

Proverbs 28:14

Those who are always respectful will be happy, but those who are stubborn will get into trouble.

Jeremiah 3:19

“I, the Lord, said, ‘How happy I would be to treat you as my own children and give you a pleasant land, a land more beautiful than that of any other nation.’ I thought you would call me ‘My Father’ and not turn away from me.

Zephaniah 3:9

“Then I will give the people of all nations pure speech so that all of them will speak the name of the Lord and worship me together.

Matthew 16:27

The Son of Man will come again with his Father’s glory and with his angels. At that time, he will reward them for what they have done.

Matthew 22:16

They sent some of their own followers and some people from the group called Herodians. They said, “Teacher, we know that you are an honest man and that you teach the truth about God’s way. You are not afraid of what other people think about you, because you pay no attention to who they are.

Matthew 6:9

So when you pray, you should pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name always be kept holy.

Romans 11:20

That is true. But those branches were broken off because they did not believe, and you continue to be part of the tree only because you believe. Do not be proud, but be afraid.

2 Corinthians 1:2

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:6

So we always have courage. We know that while we live in this body, we are away from the Lord.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Dear friends, we have these promises from God, so we should make ourselves pure—free from anything that makes body or soul unclean. We should try to become holy in the way we live, because we respect God.

2 Corinthians 7:11

See what this sorrow—the sorrow God wanted you to have—has done to you: It has made you very serious. It made you want to restore yourselves. It made you angry and afraid. It made you want to see me. It made you care. It made you want to do the right thing. In every way you have regained your innocence.

Galatians 2:6

Those leaders who seemed to be important did not change the Good News that I preach. (It doesn’t matter to me if they were “important” or not. To God everyone is the same.)

Ephesians 1:17

asking the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, to give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation so that you will know him better.

Ephesians 3:14

So I bow in prayer before the Father

Ephesians 6:9

Masters, in the same way, be good to your slaves. Do not threaten them. Remember that the One who is your Master and their Master is in heaven, and he treats everyone alike.

Deuteronomy 10:17

The Lord your God is God of all gods and Lord of all lords. He is the great God, who is strong and wonderful. He does not take sides, and he will not be talked into doing evil.

Philippians 2:12

My dear friends, you have always obeyed God when I was with you. It is even more important that you obey now while I am away from you. Keep on working to complete your salvation with fear and trembling,

Colossians 3:25

But remember that anyone who does wrong will be punished for that wrong, and the Lord treats everyone the same.

Hebrews 12:28

So let us be thankful, because we have a kingdom that cannot be shaken. We should worship God in a way that pleases him with respect and fear,

Hebrews 4:1

Now, since God has left us the promise that we may enter his rest, let us be very careful so none of you will fail to enter.

1 Peter 2:11

Dear friends, you are like foreigners and strangers in this world. I beg you to avoid the evil things your bodies want to do that fight against your soul.

1 Peter 3:15

But respect Christ as the holy Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to answer everyone who asks you to explain about the hope you have,