15 Bible Verses about Excellence

and for the same purpose also, giving all diligence add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge,

As his divine power has given us all things which pertain to life and piety, through the knowledge of him that has called us to his own glory and virtue,

But you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, that you should declare the virtues of him who called you out of darkness into his glorious light;

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are reputable, if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, consider these things;

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us,

But desire earnestly the best gifts: and I will still more fully show you the way.

And when I came to you, brothers, I came not with excellency of speech, or wisdom, declaring to you the mystery of God.

but now he has obtained a more excellent service, by as much also as he is the mediator of a better covenant, which is established on better promises.

having your conduct honorable among the gentiles, that wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, from the good works which they see they may glorify God in the day of visitation,

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men;

that you may prove the excellent, that you may be without fault and without offense in the day of Christ,

and whatever you do in word or in work, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to the God [and] Father through him.

But for the same reason also I consider all things to be a loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and consider them worthless that I may gain Christ

By faith Abel offered to God a greater sacrifice than Cain, through which he was declared to be righteous, God testifying to his gifts, and through the same, having died, he speaks still.

For they who exercise the deaconship well, procure for themselves an honorable standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.