But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of th
So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.
when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.
On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of r
I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the
Now present yourselves, so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and y
Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set
the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of
if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has b
But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope
But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the ho
For when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!
“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-
But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.
“Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.
but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God
“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; th
As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go
Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay
But Jeremiah said to all the officials and all the people, “The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against
But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak
But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites,
for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holines