7 Pay everyone whatever you owe them—taxes to whom taxes are due, tolls to whom tolls are due, fear to whom fear is due, honor to whom honor is due.
12 Above all, brothers, do not swear oaths by heaven, by earth, or by any other object. Instead, let your "Yes" mean yes and your "No" mean no, lest you fall under condemnation.
16 Therefore, make it your habit to confess your sins to one another and to pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
16 "No one lights a lamp and hides it under a bowl or puts it under a bed. Instead, he puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in will see the light.
15 Do your best to present yourself to God as an approved worker who has nothing to be ashamed of, handling the word of truth with precision.
6 If we claim that we have fellowship with him but keep living in the darkness, we are lying and the truth is not in us.
8 "How blessed are those who are pure in heart,for it is they who will see God!
17 Do not pay anyone back evil for evil, but focus your thoughts on what is right in the sight of all people.
9 Do not lie to one another, for you have stripped off the old man with its practices
6 This is also why you pay taxes. For rulers are God's servants faithfully devoting themselves to their work.
2 Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not use trickery or pervert God's word. By clear statements of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience before God.
18 Little children, we must stop loving in word and in tongue, but instead love in action and in truth.
21 We intend to do what is right, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of people.
17 However, the wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, willing to yield, full of compassion and good fruits, and without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.