1 Thessalonians 4:12 Cross References - ACV

¹² so that ye may walk properly toward those outside, and may have nothing lacking.

¹¹ And he said to them, To you is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those outside, all things occur in parables.

¹⁷ rendering to no man evil for evil, premeditating things right in the sight of all men.

¹³ Let us walk decently as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in beddings and wantonness, not in strife and envy.

¹² For what is in me to also judge those outside? Do ye not judge those inside? ¹³ But God judges those outside. And ye yourselves shall drive out the evil man from you.

²⁰ Arranging this lest any man may criticize us in this bounty administered by us, ²¹ providing things right, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

⁷ Or did I commit a sin lowering myself so that ye might be lifted up, because I preached to you the good news of God freely? ⁸ I robbed other congregations, having taken a wage in order for your service. ⁹ And being present with you, and when needy, I was a burden to no man. For the brothers who came from Macedonia, they supplied my need. And in everything I kept and I will keep myself non-burdensome to you.

⁸ Finally brothers, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are commendable, if anything is a virtue, and if anything is praiseworthy, think on these things.

⁵ Walk in wisdom toward those outside, redeeming the time,

²² Abstain from all appearance of evil.

⁷ And he must also have good testimony from those outside, lest he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

⁸ sound speech, irreproachable, so that the man of opposition may be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us. ⁹ Bondmen are to be obedient to their own masters, to be well-pleasing in all things, not speaking contrary, ¹⁰ not pilfering, but demonstrating all good fidelity, so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

¹² Having your behavior good among the Gentiles, so that, upon which they speak against you as evildoers, they may glorify God in the day of visitation, from having observed your good works.

¹ Likewise the wives, being subordinate to their own husbands, so that even if any are disobedient to the word, they will be gained without a word by the behavior of the wives,

¹⁶ Having a good conscience, so that, in what they speak against you as of evildoers, they may be ashamed, those who revile your good behavior in Christ. ¹⁷ For it is better to suffer doing good, if the will of God desires, than for doing evil.