being approved by excellent works, such as if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the feet of saints, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.
For rulers cause no fear for good conduct, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of one in authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the authority,
who gave himself for us, in order to redeem us from all lawlessness and purify for himself a people for his own possession, eager to do excellent works.