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1 Peter 3 16
Live so that you don’t have to feel you’ve done anything wrong. Some people may say evil things about your good conduct as believers in Christ. If they do, they will be put to shame for speaking like this about you.
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Philippians 2:15
Then you will be pure and without blame. You will be children of God without fault among sinful and evil people. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky.
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1 Peter 2 12
People who don’t believe might say you are doing wrong. But lead good lives among them. Then they will see your good deeds. And they will give glory to God on the day he comes to judge.
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Psalms 37:32-33
Those who are evil hide and wait for godly people. They want to kill them.But the Lord will not leave the godly in their power. He will not let them be found guilty when they are brought into court.
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Jeremiah 20:10
I hear many people whispering,“ There is terror on every side! Bring charges against Jeremiah! Let’s bring charges against him!” All my friends are waiting for me to slip. They are saying,“ Perhaps he will be tricked into making a mistake. Then we’ll win out over him. We’ll get even with him.”
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Luke 23:14-15
He said to them,“ You brought me this man. You said he was turning the people against the authorities. I have questioned him in front of you. I have found no basis for your charges against him.Herod hasn’t either. So he sent Jesus back to us. As you can see, Jesus has done nothing that is worthy of death.
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Ecclesiastes 4:4
I also saw that a person works hard and accomplishes a lot. But they do it only because they want what another person has. That doesn’t have any meaning either. It’s like chasing the wind.
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Matthew 27:18
Pilate knew that the leaders wanted to get their own way. He knew this was why they had handed Jesus over to him.
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Luke 20:20
The religious leaders sent spies to keep a close watch on Jesus. The spies pretended to be sincere. They hoped they could trap Jesus with something he would say. Then they could hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.
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Daniel 3:8
At this time some people who studied the heavens came forward. They spoke against the Jews.
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Judges 14:4
Samson’s parents didn’t know that the Lord wanted things to happen this way. He was working out his plans against the Philistines. That’s because the Philistines were ruling over Israel at that time.
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Proverbs 29:27
Those who do what is right hate dishonest people. Those who do what is wrong hate honest people.
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Titus 2:8
No one can question the truth. So teach what is true. Then those who oppose you will be ashamed. That’s because they will have nothing bad to say about us.
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1 Peter 4 14-1 Peter 4 16
Suppose people say bad things about you because you believe in Christ. Then you are blessed, because God’s Spirit rests on you. He is the Spirit of glory.If you suffer, it shouldn’t be because you are a murderer. It shouldn’t be because you are a thief or someone who does evil things. It shouldn’t be because you interfere with other people’s business.But suppose you suffer for being a Christian. Then don’t be ashamed. Instead, praise God because you are known by the name of Christ.
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Genesis 43:18
They were frightened when they were taken to Joseph’s house. They thought,“ We were brought here because of the money that was put back in our sacks the first time. He wants to attack us and overpower us. Then he can hold us as slaves and take our donkeys.”
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1 Samuel 18 14
In everything he did, he was very successful. That’s because the Lord was with him.
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Jeremiah 18:18
They said,“ Come on. Let’s make plans against Jeremiah. We’ll still have priests to teach us the law. We’ll always have wise people to give us advice. We’ll have prophets to bring us messages from the Lord. So come on. Let’s speak out against Jeremiah. We shouldn’t pay any attention to what he says.”
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1 Samuel 19 4-1 Samuel 19 5
Jonathan told his father Saul some good things about David. He said to him,“ Please don’t do anything to harm David. He hasn’t done anything to harm you. And what he’s done has helped you a lot.He put his own life in danger when he killed Goliath. The Lord used him to win a great battle for the whole nation of Israel. When you saw it, you were glad. So why would you do anything to harm a man like David? He isn’t guilty of doing anything to harm you. Why would you want to kill him without any reason?”
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Matthew 26:4
They made plans to arrest Jesus secretly. They wanted to kill him.
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Jeremiah 18:23
But Lord, you know all about their plans to kill me. Don’t forgive their crimes. Don’t erase their sins from your sight. Destroy my enemies. Punish them when the time to show your anger comes.
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1 Samuel 22 14
Ahimelek answered the king,“ David is faithful to you. In fact, he’s more faithful to you than anyone else who serves you. He’s your own son- in- law. He’s the captain of your own personal guards. He’s highly respected by everyone in your palace.
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1 Timothy 5 14
So here is the advice I give to younger widows. Get married. Have children. Take care of your own homes. Don’t give the enemy the chance to tell lies about you.
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Psalms 37:12-13
Sinful people make plans to harm those who do what is right. They grind their teeth at them.But the Lord laughs at those who do evil. He knows the day is coming when he will judge them.
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Luke 22:2
The chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for a way to get rid of Jesus. They were afraid of the people.
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John 19:4
Once more Pilate came out. He said to the Jews gathered there,“ Look, I am bringing Jesus out to you. I want to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him.”
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2 Corinthians 11 12
And I will keep on doing what I’m doing. That will stop those who claim they have things to brag about. They think they have a chance to be considered equal with us.