12 [ch. 3:16;2 Cor. 8:21;Phil. 2:15;Titus 2:8] Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, Matt. 5:16;2 Cor. 9:13;Gal. 1:24they may see your good deeds and glorify God on Isa. 10:3;Luke 19:44the day of visitation.
Submission to Authority
13 Rom. 13:1;Titus 3:1Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution,2:13 Or every institution ordained for people whether it be to the emperor2:13 Or king; also verse 17 as supreme, 14 or to governors as sent by him Rom. 13:4to punish those who do evil and Rom. 13:3to praise those who do good.