Bible Cross References
the communication
2 Corinthians 9:12-14
12
For this service you perform not only meets the needs of God's people, but also produces an outpouring of gratitude to God.
13
And because of the proof which this service of yours brings, many will give glory to God for your loyalty to the gospel of Christ, which you profess, and for your generosity in sharing with them and everyone else.
14
And so with deep affection they will pray for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown you.
Philippians 1:9-11
9
I pray that your love will keep on growing more and more, together with true knowledge and perfect judgment,
10
so that you will be able to choose what is best. Then you will be free from all impurity and blame on the Day of Christ.
11
Your lives will be filled with the truly good qualities which only Jesus Christ can produce, for the glory and praise of God.
Titus 3:14
Our people must learn to spend their time doing good, in order to provide for real needs; they should not live useless lives.
Hebrews 6:10
God is not unfair. He will not forget the work you did or the love you showed for him in the help you gave and are still giving to other Christians.
James 2:14
My friends, what good is it for one of you to say that you have faith if your actions do not prove it? Can that faith save you?
James 2:17
So it is with faith: if it is alone and includes no actions, then it is dead.
the acknowledging
Matthew 5:16
In the same way your light must shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven.
1 Corinthians 14:25
their secret thoughts will be brought into the open, and they will bow down and worship God, confessing, "Truly God is here among you!"
Philippians 4:8
In conclusion, my friends, fill your minds with those things that are good and that deserve praise: things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and honorable.
1 Peter 1:5-8
5
They are for you, who through faith are kept safe by God's power for the salvation which is ready to be revealed at the end of time.
6
Be glad about this, even though it may now be necessary for you to be sad for a while because of the many kinds of trials you suffer.
7
Their purpose is to prove that your faith is genuine. Even gold, which can be destroyed, is tested by fire; and so your faith, which is much more precious than gold, must also be tested, so that it may endure. Then you will receive praise and glory and honor on the Day when Jesus Christ is revealed.
8
You love him, although you have not seen him, and you believe in him, although you do not now see him. So you rejoice with a great and glorious joy which words cannot express,
1 Peter 2:12
Your conduct among the heathen should be so good that when they accuse you of being evildoers, they will have to recognize your good deeds and so praise God on the Day of his coming.
1 Peter 3:1
In the same way you wives must submit yourselves to your husbands, so that if any of them do not believe God's word, your conduct will win them over to believe. It will not be necessary for you to say a word,
1 Peter 3:16
but do it with gentleness and respect. Keep your conscience clear, so that when you are insulted, those who speak evil of your good conduct as followers of Christ will become ashamed of what they say.
in you
2 Peter 1:8
These are the qualities you need, and if you have them in abundance, they will make you active and effective in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.