Bible Verses About Quotations and Allusions

But you are a chosen people, the King’s cohanim, a holy nation, a people for God to possess! Why? In order for you to declare the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

“He committed no sin, nor was any deceit found on his lips.”

He himself bore our sins in his body on the stake, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness — by his wounds you were healed.

For “Whoever wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit,

turn from evil and do good, seek peace and chase after it.

For Adonai keeps his eyes on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers; but the face of Adonai is against those who do evil things.”

But even if you do suffer for being righteous, you are blessed! Moreover, don’t fear what they fear or be disturbed,

but treat the Messiah as holy, as Lord in your hearts; while remaining always ready to give a reasoned answer to anyone who asks you to explain the hope you have in you — yet with humility and fear,

Likewise, you who are less experienced, submit to leaders. Further, all of you should clothe yourselves in humility toward one another, because God opposes the arrogant, but to the humble he gives grace.

What has happened to them accords with the true proverb, “A dog returns to its own vomit.” Yes, “The pig washed itself, only to wallow in the mud!”

he will rule them with a staff of iron and dash them to pieces like pottery,