Matt 5:16 Cross References

Matthew 5:16

16: In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

1 Peter 2:12

  1. Be careful how you live among your unbelieving neighbors. Even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will believe and give honor to God when he comes to judge the world.

John 15:8

  1. My true disciples produce much fruit. This brings great glory to my Father.

1 John 1:5

  1. This is the message he has given us to announce to you: God is light and there is no darkness in him at all.
  2. So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness. We are not living in the truth.
  3. But if we are living in the light of God's presence, just as Christ is, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from every sin.

Titus 2:7

  1. And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good deeds of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.

Philippians 2:15

  1. so that no one can speak a word of blame against you. You are to live clean, innocent lives as children of God in a dark world full of crooked and perverse people. Let your lives shine brightly before them.
  2. Hold tightly to the word of life, so that when Christ returns, I will be proud that I did not lose the race and that my work was not useless.

1 Peter 3:16

  1. But you must do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep your conscience clear. Then if people speak evil against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ.

Ephesians 5:8

  1. For though your hearts were once full of darkness, now you are full of light from the Lord, and your behavior should show it!

Isaiah 60:1

  1. "Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all the nations to see! For the glory of the LORD is shining upon you.
  2. Darkness as black as night will cover all the nations of the earth, but the glory of the LORD will shine over you.
  3. All nations will come to your light. Mighty kings will come to see your radiance.

1 Peter 4:14

  1. Be happy if you are insulted for being a Christian, for then the glorious Spirit of God will come upon you.

Isaiah 58:8

  1. "If you do these things, your salvation will come like the dawn. Yes, your healing will come quickly. Your godliness will lead you forward, and the glory of the LORD will protect you from behind.

1 Peter 2:9

  1. But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are a kingdom of priests, God's holy nation, his very own possession. This is so you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.

2 Thessalonians 1:10

  1. when he comes to receive glory and praise from his holy people. And you will be among those praising him on that day, for you believed what we testified about him.
  2. And so we keep on praying for you, that our God will make you worthy of the life to which he called you. And we pray that God, by his power, will fulfill all your good intentions and faithful deeds.
  3. Then everyone will give honor to the name of our Lord Jesus because of you, and you will be honored along with him. This is all made possible because of the undeserved favor of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 9:13

  1. You will be glorifying God through your generous gifts. For your generosity to them will prove that you are obedient to the Good News of Christ.

Titus 3:14

  1. For our people should not have unproductive lives. They must learn to do good by helping others who have urgent needs.

Ephesians 2:10

  1. For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Proverbs 4:18

  1. The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.

1 Thessalonians 2:12

  1. We pleaded with you, encouraged you, and urged you to live your lives in a way that God would consider worthy. For he called you into his Kingdom to share his glory.

Hebrews 10:24

  1. Think of ways to encourage one another to outbursts of love and good deeds.

1 Peter 4:11

  1. Are you called to be a speaker? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Are you called to help others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then God will be given glory in everything through Jesus Christ. All glory and power belong to him forever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 3:1

  1. In the same way, you wives must accept the authority of your husbands, even those who refuse to accept the Good News. Your godly lives will speak to them better than any words. They will be won over

Romans 13:11

  1. Another reason for right living is that you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for the coming of our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
  2. The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So don't live in darkness. Get rid of your evil deeds. Shed them like dirty clothes. Clothe yourselves with the armor of right living, as those who live in the light.
  3. We should be decent and true in everything we do, so that everyone can approve of our behavior. Don't participate in wild parties and getting drunk, or in adultery and immoral living, or in fighting and jealousy.
  4. But let the Lord Jesus Christ take control of you, and don't think of ways to indulge your evil desires.

Matthew 6:1

  1. "Take care! Don't do your good deeds publicly, to be admired, because then you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.
  2. When you give a gift to someone in need, don't shout about it as the hypocrites do--blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I assure you, they have received all the reward they will ever get.
  3. But when you give to someone, don't tell your left hand what your right hand is doing.
  4. Give your gifts in secret, and your Father, who knows all secrets, will reward you.
  5. "And now about prayer. When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I assure you, that is all the reward they will ever get.

1 Timothy 5:25

  1. In the same way, everyone knows how much good some people do, but there are others whose good deeds won't be known until later.

Titus 2:14

  1. He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing what is right.

1 Timothy 6:18

  1. Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and should give generously to those in need, always being ready to share with others whatever God has given them.

1 Thessalonians 5:6

  1. So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be sober.
  2. Night is the time for sleep and the time when people get drunk.
  3. But let us who live in the light think clearly, protected by the body armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the confidence of our salvation.

Acts 9:36

  1. There was a believer in Joppa named Tabitha (which in Greek is Dorcas ). She was always doing kind things for others and helping the poor.

Matthew 5:45

  1. In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and on the unjust, too.

Titus 3:4

  1. But then God our Savior showed us his kindness and love.

Titus 3:7

  1. He declared us not guilty because of his great kindness. And now we know that we will inherit eternal life.
  2. These things I have told you are all true. I want you to insist on them so that everyone who trusts in God will be careful to do good deeds all the time. These things are good and beneficial for everyone.

1 Corinthians 14:25

  1. As they listen, their secret thoughts will be laid bare, and they will fall down on their knees and worship God, declaring, "God is really here among you."

1 Timothy 5:10

  1. She must be well respected by everyone because of the good she has done. Has she brought up her children well? Has she been kind to strangers? Has she served other Christians humbly? Has she helped those who are in trouble? Has she always been ready to do good?

Matthew 23:5

  1. "Everything they do is for show. On their arms they wear extra wide prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside, and they wear extra long tassels on their robes.

Matthew 9:8

  1. Fear swept through the crowd as they saw this happen right before their eyes. They praised God for sending a man with such great authority.

Galatians 1:24

  1. And they gave glory to God because of me.

Matthew 23:9

  1. And don't address anyone here on earth as 'Father,' for only God in heaven is your spiritual Father.

Matthew 6:9

  1. Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored.

Isaiah 61:3

  1. To all who mourn in Israel, he will give beauty for ashes, joy instead of mourning, praise instead of despair. For the LORD has planted them like strong and graceful oaks for his own glory.

1 Timothy 2:10

  1. For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do.

Matthew 6:16

  1. "And when you fast, don't make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, who try to look pale and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I assure you, that is the only reward they will ever get.

Luke 11:2

  1. He said, "This is how you should pray: "Father, may your name be honored. May your Kingdom come soon.
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