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Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.

but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living;

that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them.

among whom we also all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:—

Whoso offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifieth me; And to him that ordereth his way aright Will I show the salvation of God.

For many deceivers are gone forth into the world, even they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist. — read the full passage →

Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.

If any man teacheth a different doctrine, and consenteth not to sound words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; — read the full passage →

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.

For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.

but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:

Shall two walk together, except they have agreed?

having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.

And yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you or be absent, I may hear of your state, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel;

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

For in many things we all stumble. If any stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it:

Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; — read the full passage →

beholding your chaste behaviorcoupledwith fear.

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;

having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Remember them that had the rule over you, men that spake unto you the word of God; and considering the issue of their life, imitate their faith.

Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.

Return, O backsliding children, saith Jehovah; for I am a husband unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion.

It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

For you therefore that believe is the preciousness: but for such as disbelieve, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord:

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.

And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way.

And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

And when he was gone up, and had broken the bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart; — read the full passage →

but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called To-day; lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin:

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples. — read the full passage →

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.

And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy conception; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

And Jehovah God called unto the man, and said unto him, Where art thou? — read the full passage →

And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.

out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. — read the full passage →

And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this cometh judgment;

if we endure, we shall also reign with him: if we shall deny him, he also will deny us:

And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully.

Now I make known unto you brethren, the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand, — read the full passage →

The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a communion of the body of Christ? — read the full passage →

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened. — read the full passage →

Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood. — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

And as he journeyed, it came to pass that he drew nigh unto Damascus: and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven: — read the full passage →

I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

And they communed with each other of all these things which had happened. — read the full passage →

And in the fourth watch of the night he came unto them, walking upon the sea.

Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts. — read the full passage →

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none that doeth good.

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.

And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

Seeing that these things are thus all to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy living and godliness,

if any man speaketh, speaking as it were oracles of God; if any man ministereth, ministering as of the strength which God supplieth: that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, whose is the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

So then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye were taught, whether by word, or by epistle of ours.

Rejoice always; — read the full passage →

that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world, — read the full passage →

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

And youdid he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins, — read the full passage →

For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

each man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself shall prove each man’s work of what sort it is. — read the full passage →

So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess that believed; but his father was a Greek. — read the full passage →

And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to show them a sign from heaven. — read the full passage →