1 Peter 2:15 BSB — MannaFest

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14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὅτι	hoti	because	G3754 →
οὕτως	houtōs	this	G3779 →
ἐστὶν	estin	is	G1510 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
θέλημα	thelēma	will	G2307 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
ἀγαθοποιοῦντας	agathopoiountas	doing good	G15 →
φιμοῦν	phimoun	to put to silence	G5392 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
τῶν	tōn	<the>	G3588 →
ἀφρόνων	aphronōn	of foolish	G878 →
ἀνθρώπων	anthrōpōn	men	G444 →
ἀγνωσίαν·	agnōsian	ignorance;	G56 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Thessalonians 5:18
Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
leads to
- Ephesians 5:20
  always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Philippians 4:6
  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- Colossians 3:17
  And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
- Hebrews 13:15
  Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
- Job 1:21
  saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
Through
1 Peter 2:12
Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
leads to
- 1 Peter 3:16
  keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 5:16
  In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
- Titus 2:7–8
  In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Galatians 6:9Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.Colossians 3:23Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,Matthew 6:10Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.Colossians 1:9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,Matthew 7:21Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.1 Peter 3:16keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.1 Peter 3:17For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.Titus 2:8and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.1 Peter 2:12Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.Matthew 7:26But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.1 Thessalonians 5:18Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.Isaiah 5:16But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.1 Thessalonians 4:3For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;Jeremiah 4:22“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”Proverbs 9:6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”1 Peter 4:19So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.Ephesians 6:6–7And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.Job 2:10“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.

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