ἀναστροφή

For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation. have the rule: or, are the guides

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. whereas: or, wherein

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:

Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,