speaking up

¹¹And so, have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead, refute them.

¹⁵But sanctify Christ the Lord in your hearts, being always ready to give an explanation to all who ask you the reason for that hope which is in you. ¹⁶But do so with meekness and fear, having a good conscience, so that, in whatever matter they may slander you, they shall be confounded, since they falsely accuse your good behavior in Christ.

⁹Open your mouth, declare what is just, and do justice to the indigent and the poor.

¹⁶For I am not ashamed of the Gospel. For it is the power of God unto salvation for all believers, the Jew first, and the Greek.

⁸Open your mouth for the mute and for all the cases of the sons who are passing through.

⁹For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and if you believe in your heart that God has raised him up from the dead, you shall be saved.

⁹Then the Lord said to Paul, through a vision in the night: “Do not be afraid. Instead, speak out and do not be silent. ¹⁰For I am with you. And no one will take hold of you, so as to do you harm. For many of the people in this city are with me.”

²⁹Let no evil words proceed from your mouth, but only what is good, toward the edification of faith, so as to bestow grace upon those who listen.

⁵and height that extols itself contrary to the wisdom of God, and leading every intellect into the captivity of obedience to Christ,

¹⁶Let the word of Christ live in you in abundance, with all wisdom, teaching and correcting one another, with psalms, hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing to God with the grace in your hearts.

¹⁵Instead, acting according to truth in charity, we should increase in everything, in him who is the head, Christ himself.

⁶Let your speech be ever graceful, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to respond to each person.