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◄ 1 Peter 2:12 ►

Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.

Chapter Outline

1. He exhorts to put away wickedness;
4. showing that Christ is the foundation whereupon they are built.
11. He beseeches them also to abstain from sinful desires;
13. to be obedient to authorities;
18. and teaches servants how to obey their masters;
20. patiently suffering for well doing, after the example of Christ.

Timeline

64 AD

Peter Writes his First Letter

People

Places

Asia, Bithynia, Cappadocia, Galatia, Pontus, Zion

Topics

Accuse, Although, Behavior, Behaviour, Beheld, Behold, Case, Conduct, Conversation, Deeds, Evildoers, Evil-doers, Excellent, Gentiles, Glorify, Glory, Honest, Honourable, Inspection, Judge, Maintain, Manner, Nations, Observe, Order, Retribution, Reward, Seemly, Slander, Speak, Themselves, Though, Visitation, Visits, Whereas, Wherein, Witness, Witnessing, Works, Wrong, Wrongdoers, Yet

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Parallel Verses

NASB: Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation.

KJV: Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

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