Bible verses about "excellence" | MNT

⁹ But you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you may show forth the virtues of Him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light—

⁷ slaving with good-will from your heart, as for the Lord and not for men; ⁸ because you know that whatever good any man does, the same shall he receive from the Lord, whether he be slave or free man.

⁹ And it is my prayer that your love may abound yet more and more in intelligence and insight ¹⁰ for testing things that differ, so that you may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ,

³ For his power divine has granted to us everything needful for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue. ⁴ By these he has granted his promises to us, precious and splendid; so that through them you may become partners of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

⁷ In your teaching be serious and sincere.

⁷ Now then, as you excel in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and all zeal and in your love to me, see to it that you excel in this grace also.

²³ And whatever you do, do it heartily as for the Lord, and not for men.

⁸ Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if virtue is anything, if honor is anything, be always thinking about these.