Exodus 34:35

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

“In this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will be my disciples.

You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.

seeing that through the proof given by this service, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the Good News of Christ and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all,

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

having a good conscience. Thus, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.

“Those who are wise among the people will instruct many; yet they will fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder, many days.

that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.

We have the more sure word of prophecy; and you do well that you heed it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the morning star arises in your hearts:

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of my God.

a nation of fierce facial expressions, that doesn’t respect the elderly, nor show favor to the young.

“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you.

Then the presidents and the local governors sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion or fault, because he was faithful. There wasn’t any error or fault found in him.

“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.

So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown perishable; it is raised imperishable.

For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

They have dealt corruptly with him. They are not his children, because of their defect. They are a perverse and crooked generation.

“So let all your enemies perish, Yahweh, but let those who love him be as the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had rest forty years.

The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.

Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”

Then your light will break out as the morning, and your healing will appear quickly; then your righteousness shall go before you, and Yahweh’s glory will be your rear guard.

Don’t be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.

“Let your waist be dressed and your lamps burning.

who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For you are all children of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.

being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise can’t be hidden.

not stealing, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.

If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

But as for those who turn away to their crooked ways, Yahweh will lead them away with the workers of iniquity. Peace be on Israel.

Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power!

But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light that shines more and more until the perfect day.

Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways. As a nation that did righteousness, and didn’t forsake the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments. They delight to draw near to God.

to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified.

For Zion’s sake I will not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning lamp.

Behold, you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they don’t do them.

Some of those who are wise will fall, to refine them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end; because it is yet for the time appointed.

The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity.

Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

What was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;

But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.”

Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

But I tell you that I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on, until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father’s Kingdom.”

These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.

They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.

Now he who plants and he who waters are the same, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without defect.

to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.

Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all.

being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.

that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to share;

And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

In all things be showing yourself an example of good works. In your teaching, be showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.

Let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

Let’s consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

Those who are wise will shine as the brightness of the expanse. Those who turn many to righteousness will shine as the stars forever and ever.

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

He was changed before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.

“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,

According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it.

on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,

that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you,

The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies. The seven lamp stands are seven assemblies.