we be.

Matthew 5:11
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

1 Peter 3:16, 17
keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you will be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ. . . .

Let us.

Romans 5:20
The Law was given so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

Romans 6:1, 15
What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase? . . .

Romans 7:7
What then shall we say? Is the Law sin? By no means! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the Law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the Law had not said, "Do not covet."

Jude 1:4
For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed--ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.