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knowledge, the greater our blessing, then, the greater is our responsibility. Our conduct
should balance our vocation. If the vocation is great, so must our conduct be. How we
need to pray for all-sufficient grace, that we may conduct ourselves worthily of our high
calling.
(II Cor. 1: 12) For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in
simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we
have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
(Gal. 1: 13) For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion,
how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
(Eph. 2: 3) Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts
of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature
the children of wrath, even as others.
(Eph. 4: 22) That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which
is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
(I Tim. 4: 12) Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the
believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
(Heb. 13: 7) Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto
you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
(James 3: 13) Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him
shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
(I Pet. 1: 15) But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of
conversation;
(I Pet. 1: 18) Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible
things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from
your fathers;
(I Pet. 2: 12) Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas
they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall
behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
(I Pet. 3: 1) Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any
obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the
wives;
(I Pet. 3: 2) While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.
(I Pet. 3: 16) Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of
evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
(II Pet. 2: 7) And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:
(II Pet. 3: 11) Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of
persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
(Phil. 1: 27) Only let your conversation (politeuo) be as it becometh the gospel of
Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your
affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of
the gospel;
(Phil. 3: 20) For our conversation (politeuma, citizenship or commonwealth) is in
heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: