Brand Logo
  • Bible
  • Resources
  • Plans
  • Contact Us
  • Install App
  • Bible
  • Search
  • Exegesis
  • Parallel Verses
Account
SystemLightDark简体中文香港繁體台灣繁體English
Donate
2:2 MSG
Parallel Verses
  • 新标点和合本 - 为君王和一切在位的,也该如此,使我们可以敬虔、端正、平安无事地度日。
  • 和合本2010(上帝版-简体) - 为君王和一切在位的,也要如此,使我们能够敬虔端正地过平稳宁静的生活。
  • 和合本2010(神版-简体) - 为君王和一切在位的,也要如此,使我们能够敬虔端正地过平稳宁静的生活。
  • 当代译本 - 也要为所有的君王和掌权者祷告,使我们可以怀着虔诚、端正的心过和平安宁的生活。
  • 中文标准译本 - 好使我们能完全敬神、庄重地过平静安稳的生活。
  • 现代标点和合本 - 为君王和一切在位的也该如此,使我们可以敬虔、端正、平安无事地度日。
  • 和合本(拼音版) - 为君王和一切在位的,也该如此,使我们可以敬虔、端正、平安无事地度日。
  • New International Version - for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.
  • New International Reader's Version - Pray for kings. Pray for everyone who is in authority. Pray that we can live peaceful and quiet lives. And pray that we will be godly and holy.
  • English Standard Version - for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
  • New Living Translation - Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity.
  • Christian Standard Bible - for kings and all those who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
  • New American Standard Bible - for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
  • New King James Version - for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.
  • Amplified Bible - for kings and all who are in [positions of] high authority, so that we may live a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
  • American Standard Version - for kings and all that are in high place; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity.
  • King James Version - For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
  • New English Translation - even for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
  • World English Bible - for kings and all who are in high places, that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.
  • 新標點和合本 - 為君王和一切在位的,也該如此,使我們可以敬虔、端正、平安無事地度日。
  • 和合本2010(上帝版-繁體) - 為君王和一切在位的,也要如此,使我們能夠敬虔端正地過平穩寧靜的生活。
  • 和合本2010(神版-繁體) - 為君王和一切在位的,也要如此,使我們能夠敬虔端正地過平穩寧靜的生活。
  • 當代譯本 - 也要為所有的君王和掌權者禱告,使我們可以懷著虔誠、端正的心過和平安寧的生活。
  • 中文標準譯本 - 好使我們能完全敬神、莊重地過平靜安穩的生活。
  • 現代標點和合本 - 為君王和一切在位的也該如此,使我們可以敬虔、端正、平安無事地度日。
  • 文理和合譯本 - 為諸王及一切在位者、俾我儕虔敬莊重、和平安靜以度光陰、
  • 文理委辦譯本 - 亦為諸王暨上位者求、俾我儕虔敬端莊、綏安無事、以畢一生、
  • 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 當為君王及一切秉權者祈禱、俾我儕可虔敬端莊、安然無虞以度日、
  • 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 並為君王以及所有執政者、祈求、禱告、呼籲、謝恩、庶幾吾人得安居樂業、專心敬事天主。
  • Nueva Versión Internacional - especialmente por los gobernantes y por todas las autoridades, para que tengamos paz y tranquilidad, y llevemos una vida piadosa y digna.
  • 현대인의 성경 - 왕들과 높은 자리에 있는 모든 사람들을 위해서도 그렇게 하시오. 그것은 안정되고 평온한 가운데서 경건하고 거룩한 생활을 하기 위한 것입니다.
  • Новый Русский Перевод - за царей и за всех находящихся у власти, чтобы у нас была возможность жить мирно и спокойно в благочестии и достоинстве.
  • Восточный перевод - за царей и за всех находящихся у власти, чтобы у нас была возможность жить мирно и спокойно в благочестии и достоинстве.
  • Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - за царей и за всех находящихся у власти, чтобы у нас была возможность жить мирно и спокойно в благочестии и достоинстве.
  • Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - за царей и за всех находящихся у власти, чтобы у нас была возможность жить мирно и спокойно в благочестии и достоинстве.
  • La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Que l’on prie pour les rois et pour tous ceux qui sont au pouvoir, afin que nous puissions mener, à l’abri de toute violence et dans la paix, une vie qui exprime, dans tous ses aspects, notre piété et qui commande le respect.
  • リビングバイブル - また、すべての重い責任を負っている人たちのために祈りなさい。それは、私たちが主を深く思いながら、平安のうちに落ち着いた一生を過ごすためです。
  • Nestle Aland 28 - ὑπὲρ βασιλέων καὶ πάντων τῶν ἐν ὑπεροχῇ ὄντων, ἵνα ἤρεμον καὶ ἡσύχιον βίον διάγωμεν ἐν πάσῃ εὐσεβείᾳ καὶ σεμνότητι.
  • unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ὑπὲρ βασιλέων καὶ πάντων τῶν ἐν ὑπεροχῇ ὄντων, ἵνα ἤρεμον καὶ ἡσύχιον βίον διάγωμεν ἐν πάσῃ εὐσεβείᾳ καὶ σεμνότητι.
  • Nova Versão Internacional - pelos reis e por todos os que exercem autoridade, para que tenhamos uma vida tranquila e pacífica, com toda a piedade e dignidade.
  • Hoffnung für alle - Betet besonders für alle, die in Regierung und Staat Verantwortung tragen, damit wir in Ruhe und Frieden leben können, ehrfürchtig vor Gott und aufrichtig unseren Mitmenschen gegenüber.
  • Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - cho các vua, cho các cấp lãnh đạo, để chúng ta được sống thanh bình, yên tĩnh trong tinh thần đạo đức đoan chính.
  • พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพื่อเหล่ากษัตริย์และผู้มีอำนาจทั้งปวง เพื่อว่าเราทั้งหลายจะได้อยู่อย่างสงบสุข ใช้ชีวิตอย่างเงียบๆ ในทางพระเจ้าและความบริสุทธิ์ทุกอย่าง
  • พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพื่อ​บรรดา​กษัตริย์​และ​ทุก​คน​ที่​อยู่​ใน​ตำแหน่ง​สูง เพื่อ​ว่า​พวก​เรา​จะ​ได้​ใช้​ชีวิต​อยู่​อย่าง​สันติ​และ​สงบ​ใน​ทาง​ของ​พระ​เจ้า​และ​ใน​ทาง​บริสุทธิ์​ทุก​ประการ
Cross Reference
  • Genesis 49:14 - Issachar is one tough donkey crouching between the corrals; When he saw how good the place was, how pleasant the country, He gave up his freedom and went to work as a slave.
  • Ecclesiastes 8:2 - Do what your king commands; you gave a sacred oath of obedience. Don’t worryingly second-guess your orders or try to back out when the task is unpleasant. You’re serving his pleasure, not yours. The king has the last word. Who dares say to him, “What are you doing?” Carrying out orders won’t hurt you a bit; the wise person obeys promptly and accurately. Yes, there’s a right time and way for everything, even though, unfortunately, we miss it for the most part. It’s true that no one knows what’s going to happen, or when. Who’s around to tell us?
  • Titus 2:11 - God’s readiness to give and forgive is now public. Salvation’s available for everyone! We’re being shown how to turn our backs on a godless, indulgent life, and how to take on a God-filled, God-honoring life. This new life is starting right now, and is whetting our appetites for the glorious day when our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, appears. He offered himself as a sacrifice to free us from a dark, rebellious life into this good, pure life, making us a people he can be proud of, energetic in goodness.
  • Acts 24:16 - “Believe me, I do my level best to keep a clear conscience before God and my neighbors in everything I do. I’ve been out of the country for a number of years and now I’m back. While I was away, I took up a collection for the poor and brought that with me, along with offerings for the Temple. It was while making those offerings that they found me quietly at my prayers in the Temple. There was no crowd, there was no disturbance. It was some Jews from around Ephesus who started all this trouble. And you’ll notice they’re not here today. They’re cowards, too cowardly to accuse me in front of you.
  • 2 Peter 1:3 - Everything that goes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously given to us by getting to know, personally and intimately, the One who invited us to God. The best invitation we ever received! We were also given absolutely terrific promises to pass on to you—your tickets to participation in the life of God after you turned your back on a world corrupted by lust.
  • 2 Peter 1:5 - So don’t lose a minute in building on what you’ve been given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual understanding, alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder, warm friendliness, and generous love, each dimension fitting into and developing the others. With these qualities active and growing in your lives, no grass will grow under your feet, no day will pass without its reward as you mature in your experience of our Master Jesus. Without these qualities you can’t see what’s right before you, oblivious that your old sinful life has been wiped off the books.
  • Psalms 72:1 - Give the gift of wise rule to the king, O God, the gift of just rule to the crown prince. May he judge your people rightly, be honorable to your meek and lowly. Let the mountains give exuberant witness; shape the hills with the contours of right living. Please stand up for the poor, help the children of the needy, come down hard on the cruel tyrants. Outlast the sun, outlive the moon— age after age after age. Be rainfall on cut grass, earth-refreshing rain showers. Let righteousness burst into blossom and peace abound until the moon fades to nothing. Rule from sea to sea, from the River to the Rim.
  • Philippians 4:8 - Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.
  • Acts 10:22 - They said, “Captain Cornelius, a God-fearing man well-known for his fair play—ask any Jew in this part of the country—was commanded by a holy angel to get you and bring you to his house so he could hear what you had to say.” Peter invited them in and made them feel at home.
  • Luke 2:25 - In Jerusalem at the time, there was a man, Simeon by name, a good man, a man who lived in the prayerful expectancy of help for Israel. And the Holy Spirit was on him. The Holy Spirit had shown him that he would see the Messiah of God before he died. Led by the Spirit, he entered the Temple. As the parents of the child Jesus brought him in to carry out the rituals of the Law, Simeon took him into his arms and blessed God: God, you can now release your servant; release me in peace as you promised. With my own eyes I’ve seen your salvation; it’s now out in the open for everyone to see: A God-revealing light to the non-Jewish nations, and of glory for your people Israel.
  • Hebrews 12:14 - Work at getting along with each other and with God. Otherwise you’ll never get so much as a glimpse of God. Make sure no one gets left out of God’s generosity. Keep a sharp eye out for weeds of bitter discontent. A thistle or two gone to seed can ruin a whole garden in no time. Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God’s lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite. You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God’s blessing—but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.
  • Psalms 20:1 - God answer you on the day you crash, The name God-of-Jacob put you out of harm’s reach, Send reinforcements from Holy Hill, Dispatch from Zion fresh supplies, Exclaim over your offerings, Celebrate your sacrifices, Give you what your heart desires, Accomplish your plans.
  • Proverbs 24:21 - Fear God, dear child—respect your leaders; don’t be defiant or mutinous. Without warning your life can turn upside down, and who knows how or when it might happen?
  • Romans 13:1 - Be a good citizen. All governments are under God. Insofar as there is peace and order, it’s God’s order. So live responsibly as a citizen. If you’re irresponsible to the state, then you’re irresponsible with God, and God will hold you responsible. Duly constituted authorities are only a threat if you’re trying to get by with something. Decent citizens should have nothing to fear.
  • Romans 13:3 - Do you want to be on good terms with the government? Be a responsible citizen and you’ll get on just fine, the government working to your advantage. But if you’re breaking the rules right and left, watch out. The police aren’t there just to be admired in their uniforms. God also has an interest in keeping order, and he uses them to do it. That’s why you must live responsibly—not just to avoid punishment but also because it’s the right way to live.
  • Romans 13:6 - That’s also why you pay taxes—so that an orderly way of life can be maintained. Fulfill your obligations as a citizen. Pay your taxes, pay your bills, respect your leaders. * * *
  • 1 Thessalonians 4:11 - Stay calm; mind your own business; do your own job. You’ve heard all this from us before, but a reminder never hurts. We want you living in a way that will command the respect of outsiders, not lying around sponging off your friends.
  • Jeremiah 29:7 - “Make yourselves at home there and work for the country’s welfare. “Pray for Babylon’s well-being. If things go well for Babylon, things will go well for you.”
  • 1 Peter 2:9 - But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted. * * *
  • 1 Peter 2:11 - Friends, this world is not your home, so don’t make yourselves cozy in it. Don’t indulge your ego at the expense of your soul. Live an exemplary life in your neighborhood so that your actions will refute their prejudices. Then they’ll be won over to God’s side and be there to join in the celebration when he arrives.
  • 1 Peter 2:13 - Make the Master proud of you by being good citizens. Respect the authorities, whatever their level; they are God’s emissaries for keeping order. It is God’s will that by doing good, you might cure the ignorance of the fools who think you’re a danger to society. Exercise your freedom by serving God, not by breaking the rules. Treat everyone you meet with dignity. Love your spiritual family. Revere God. Respect the government.
Parallel VersesCross Reference
  • 新标点和合本 - 为君王和一切在位的,也该如此,使我们可以敬虔、端正、平安无事地度日。
  • 和合本2010(上帝版-简体) - 为君王和一切在位的,也要如此,使我们能够敬虔端正地过平稳宁静的生活。
  • 和合本2010(神版-简体) - 为君王和一切在位的,也要如此,使我们能够敬虔端正地过平稳宁静的生活。
  • 当代译本 - 也要为所有的君王和掌权者祷告,使我们可以怀着虔诚、端正的心过和平安宁的生活。
  • 中文标准译本 - 好使我们能完全敬神、庄重地过平静安稳的生活。
  • 现代标点和合本 - 为君王和一切在位的也该如此,使我们可以敬虔、端正、平安无事地度日。
  • 和合本(拼音版) - 为君王和一切在位的,也该如此,使我们可以敬虔、端正、平安无事地度日。
  • New International Version - for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.
  • New International Reader's Version - Pray for kings. Pray for everyone who is in authority. Pray that we can live peaceful and quiet lives. And pray that we will be godly and holy.
  • English Standard Version - for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
  • New Living Translation - Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity.
  • Christian Standard Bible - for kings and all those who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
  • New American Standard Bible - for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
  • New King James Version - for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.
  • Amplified Bible - for kings and all who are in [positions of] high authority, so that we may live a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
  • American Standard Version - for kings and all that are in high place; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity.
  • King James Version - For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
  • New English Translation - even for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
  • World English Bible - for kings and all who are in high places, that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.
  • 新標點和合本 - 為君王和一切在位的,也該如此,使我們可以敬虔、端正、平安無事地度日。
  • 和合本2010(上帝版-繁體) - 為君王和一切在位的,也要如此,使我們能夠敬虔端正地過平穩寧靜的生活。
  • 和合本2010(神版-繁體) - 為君王和一切在位的,也要如此,使我們能夠敬虔端正地過平穩寧靜的生活。
  • 當代譯本 - 也要為所有的君王和掌權者禱告,使我們可以懷著虔誠、端正的心過和平安寧的生活。
  • 中文標準譯本 - 好使我們能完全敬神、莊重地過平靜安穩的生活。
  • 現代標點和合本 - 為君王和一切在位的也該如此,使我們可以敬虔、端正、平安無事地度日。
  • 文理和合譯本 - 為諸王及一切在位者、俾我儕虔敬莊重、和平安靜以度光陰、
  • 文理委辦譯本 - 亦為諸王暨上位者求、俾我儕虔敬端莊、綏安無事、以畢一生、
  • 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 當為君王及一切秉權者祈禱、俾我儕可虔敬端莊、安然無虞以度日、
  • 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 並為君王以及所有執政者、祈求、禱告、呼籲、謝恩、庶幾吾人得安居樂業、專心敬事天主。
  • Nueva Versión Internacional - especialmente por los gobernantes y por todas las autoridades, para que tengamos paz y tranquilidad, y llevemos una vida piadosa y digna.
  • 현대인의 성경 - 왕들과 높은 자리에 있는 모든 사람들을 위해서도 그렇게 하시오. 그것은 안정되고 평온한 가운데서 경건하고 거룩한 생활을 하기 위한 것입니다.
  • Новый Русский Перевод - за царей и за всех находящихся у власти, чтобы у нас была возможность жить мирно и спокойно в благочестии и достоинстве.
  • Восточный перевод - за царей и за всех находящихся у власти, чтобы у нас была возможность жить мирно и спокойно в благочестии и достоинстве.
  • Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - за царей и за всех находящихся у власти, чтобы у нас была возможность жить мирно и спокойно в благочестии и достоинстве.
  • Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - за царей и за всех находящихся у власти, чтобы у нас была возможность жить мирно и спокойно в благочестии и достоинстве.
  • La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Que l’on prie pour les rois et pour tous ceux qui sont au pouvoir, afin que nous puissions mener, à l’abri de toute violence et dans la paix, une vie qui exprime, dans tous ses aspects, notre piété et qui commande le respect.
  • リビングバイブル - また、すべての重い責任を負っている人たちのために祈りなさい。それは、私たちが主を深く思いながら、平安のうちに落ち着いた一生を過ごすためです。
  • Nestle Aland 28 - ὑπὲρ βασιλέων καὶ πάντων τῶν ἐν ὑπεροχῇ ὄντων, ἵνα ἤρεμον καὶ ἡσύχιον βίον διάγωμεν ἐν πάσῃ εὐσεβείᾳ καὶ σεμνότητι.
  • unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ὑπὲρ βασιλέων καὶ πάντων τῶν ἐν ὑπεροχῇ ὄντων, ἵνα ἤρεμον καὶ ἡσύχιον βίον διάγωμεν ἐν πάσῃ εὐσεβείᾳ καὶ σεμνότητι.
  • Nova Versão Internacional - pelos reis e por todos os que exercem autoridade, para que tenhamos uma vida tranquila e pacífica, com toda a piedade e dignidade.
  • Hoffnung für alle - Betet besonders für alle, die in Regierung und Staat Verantwortung tragen, damit wir in Ruhe und Frieden leben können, ehrfürchtig vor Gott und aufrichtig unseren Mitmenschen gegenüber.
  • Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - cho các vua, cho các cấp lãnh đạo, để chúng ta được sống thanh bình, yên tĩnh trong tinh thần đạo đức đoan chính.
  • พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพื่อเหล่ากษัตริย์และผู้มีอำนาจทั้งปวง เพื่อว่าเราทั้งหลายจะได้อยู่อย่างสงบสุข ใช้ชีวิตอย่างเงียบๆ ในทางพระเจ้าและความบริสุทธิ์ทุกอย่าง
  • พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพื่อ​บรรดา​กษัตริย์​และ​ทุก​คน​ที่​อยู่​ใน​ตำแหน่ง​สูง เพื่อ​ว่า​พวก​เรา​จะ​ได้​ใช้​ชีวิต​อยู่​อย่าง​สันติ​และ​สงบ​ใน​ทาง​ของ​พระ​เจ้า​และ​ใน​ทาง​บริสุทธิ์​ทุก​ประการ
  • Genesis 49:14 - Issachar is one tough donkey crouching between the corrals; When he saw how good the place was, how pleasant the country, He gave up his freedom and went to work as a slave.
  • Ecclesiastes 8:2 - Do what your king commands; you gave a sacred oath of obedience. Don’t worryingly second-guess your orders or try to back out when the task is unpleasant. You’re serving his pleasure, not yours. The king has the last word. Who dares say to him, “What are you doing?” Carrying out orders won’t hurt you a bit; the wise person obeys promptly and accurately. Yes, there’s a right time and way for everything, even though, unfortunately, we miss it for the most part. It’s true that no one knows what’s going to happen, or when. Who’s around to tell us?
  • Titus 2:11 - God’s readiness to give and forgive is now public. Salvation’s available for everyone! We’re being shown how to turn our backs on a godless, indulgent life, and how to take on a God-filled, God-honoring life. This new life is starting right now, and is whetting our appetites for the glorious day when our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, appears. He offered himself as a sacrifice to free us from a dark, rebellious life into this good, pure life, making us a people he can be proud of, energetic in goodness.
  • Acts 24:16 - “Believe me, I do my level best to keep a clear conscience before God and my neighbors in everything I do. I’ve been out of the country for a number of years and now I’m back. While I was away, I took up a collection for the poor and brought that with me, along with offerings for the Temple. It was while making those offerings that they found me quietly at my prayers in the Temple. There was no crowd, there was no disturbance. It was some Jews from around Ephesus who started all this trouble. And you’ll notice they’re not here today. They’re cowards, too cowardly to accuse me in front of you.
  • 2 Peter 1:3 - Everything that goes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously given to us by getting to know, personally and intimately, the One who invited us to God. The best invitation we ever received! We were also given absolutely terrific promises to pass on to you—your tickets to participation in the life of God after you turned your back on a world corrupted by lust.
  • 2 Peter 1:5 - So don’t lose a minute in building on what you’ve been given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual understanding, alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder, warm friendliness, and generous love, each dimension fitting into and developing the others. With these qualities active and growing in your lives, no grass will grow under your feet, no day will pass without its reward as you mature in your experience of our Master Jesus. Without these qualities you can’t see what’s right before you, oblivious that your old sinful life has been wiped off the books.
  • Psalms 72:1 - Give the gift of wise rule to the king, O God, the gift of just rule to the crown prince. May he judge your people rightly, be honorable to your meek and lowly. Let the mountains give exuberant witness; shape the hills with the contours of right living. Please stand up for the poor, help the children of the needy, come down hard on the cruel tyrants. Outlast the sun, outlive the moon— age after age after age. Be rainfall on cut grass, earth-refreshing rain showers. Let righteousness burst into blossom and peace abound until the moon fades to nothing. Rule from sea to sea, from the River to the Rim.
  • Philippians 4:8 - Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.
  • Acts 10:22 - They said, “Captain Cornelius, a God-fearing man well-known for his fair play—ask any Jew in this part of the country—was commanded by a holy angel to get you and bring you to his house so he could hear what you had to say.” Peter invited them in and made them feel at home.
  • Luke 2:25 - In Jerusalem at the time, there was a man, Simeon by name, a good man, a man who lived in the prayerful expectancy of help for Israel. And the Holy Spirit was on him. The Holy Spirit had shown him that he would see the Messiah of God before he died. Led by the Spirit, he entered the Temple. As the parents of the child Jesus brought him in to carry out the rituals of the Law, Simeon took him into his arms and blessed God: God, you can now release your servant; release me in peace as you promised. With my own eyes I’ve seen your salvation; it’s now out in the open for everyone to see: A God-revealing light to the non-Jewish nations, and of glory for your people Israel.
  • Hebrews 12:14 - Work at getting along with each other and with God. Otherwise you’ll never get so much as a glimpse of God. Make sure no one gets left out of God’s generosity. Keep a sharp eye out for weeds of bitter discontent. A thistle or two gone to seed can ruin a whole garden in no time. Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God’s lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite. You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God’s blessing—but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.
  • Psalms 20:1 - God answer you on the day you crash, The name God-of-Jacob put you out of harm’s reach, Send reinforcements from Holy Hill, Dispatch from Zion fresh supplies, Exclaim over your offerings, Celebrate your sacrifices, Give you what your heart desires, Accomplish your plans.
  • Proverbs 24:21 - Fear God, dear child—respect your leaders; don’t be defiant or mutinous. Without warning your life can turn upside down, and who knows how or when it might happen?
  • Romans 13:1 - Be a good citizen. All governments are under God. Insofar as there is peace and order, it’s God’s order. So live responsibly as a citizen. If you’re irresponsible to the state, then you’re irresponsible with God, and God will hold you responsible. Duly constituted authorities are only a threat if you’re trying to get by with something. Decent citizens should have nothing to fear.
  • Romans 13:3 - Do you want to be on good terms with the government? Be a responsible citizen and you’ll get on just fine, the government working to your advantage. But if you’re breaking the rules right and left, watch out. The police aren’t there just to be admired in their uniforms. God also has an interest in keeping order, and he uses them to do it. That’s why you must live responsibly—not just to avoid punishment but also because it’s the right way to live.
  • Romans 13:6 - That’s also why you pay taxes—so that an orderly way of life can be maintained. Fulfill your obligations as a citizen. Pay your taxes, pay your bills, respect your leaders. * * *
  • 1 Thessalonians 4:11 - Stay calm; mind your own business; do your own job. You’ve heard all this from us before, but a reminder never hurts. We want you living in a way that will command the respect of outsiders, not lying around sponging off your friends.
  • Jeremiah 29:7 - “Make yourselves at home there and work for the country’s welfare. “Pray for Babylon’s well-being. If things go well for Babylon, things will go well for you.”
  • 1 Peter 2:9 - But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted. * * *
  • 1 Peter 2:11 - Friends, this world is not your home, so don’t make yourselves cozy in it. Don’t indulge your ego at the expense of your soul. Live an exemplary life in your neighborhood so that your actions will refute their prejudices. Then they’ll be won over to God’s side and be there to join in the celebration when he arrives.
  • 1 Peter 2:13 - Make the Master proud of you by being good citizens. Respect the authorities, whatever their level; they are God’s emissaries for keeping order. It is God’s will that by doing good, you might cure the ignorance of the fools who think you’re a danger to society. Exercise your freedom by serving God, not by breaking the rules. Treat everyone you meet with dignity. Love your spiritual family. Revere God. Respect the government.
Bible
Resources
Plans
Donate