{"id":46727,"date":"2025-11-06T13:55:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=46727"},"modified":"2026-09-25T12:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T12:09:17","slug":"bible-verses-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/bible-verses-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"21 Bijbelverzen over uitmuntendheid, inclusief Dani\u00ebls uitmuntende geest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>In the Bible, excellence describes God and the character and work he approves. Daniel is twice said to have &quot;an excellent spirit&quot; (Daniel 5:12; 6:3), Paul prays that the Philippians will &quot;approve what is excellent&quot; (Philippians 1:10), and Peter tells believers to &quot;proclaim the excellencies&quot; of God (1 Peter 2:9). 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