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Romans 13:13

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us: Luke 1:6; Galatians 5:16, Galatians 5:25; Ephesians 4:1, Ephesians 4:17, Ephesians 5:2, Ephesians 5:8, Ephesians 5:15; Philippians 1:27, Philippians 3:16-20, Philippians 4:8-9; Colossians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:12, 1 Thessalonians 4:12; 1 Peter 2:12; 1 John 2:6; 2 John 1:4

honestly: or, decently

as: Acts 2:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; 2 Peter 2:13

rioting: Proverbs 23:20; Isaiah 22:12-13, Isaiah 28:7-8; Amos 6:4-6; Matthew 24:48-51; Luke 16:19; Luke 17:27-28, Luke 21:34; 1 Corinthians 6:10; Galatians 5:21; Ephesians 5:18; 1 Peter 2:11, 1 Peter 4:3-5

chambering: 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Galatians 5:19; Ephesians 5:3-5; Colossians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5; 2 Peter 2:14, 2 Peter 2:18-20; Jude 1:23

strife: Galatians 5:15, Galatians 5:21, Galatians 5:26; Philippians 2:3; James 3:14-16, James 4:5; 1 Peter 2:1-2

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