Covenant With My Eyes

“I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?

but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

“I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman? — read the full passage →

Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.

Flee sexual immorality! “Every sin that a man does is outside the body,” but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin. — read the full passage →

Don’t love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him.

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

“I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman? — read the full passage →

having eyes full of adultery, and who can’t cease from sin; enticing unsettled souls; having a heart trained in greed; children of cursing;

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

For though we walk in the flesh, we don’t wage war according to the flesh; — read the full passage →

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

But there is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

“But now those who are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs. — read the full passage →

throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings. — read the full passage →

not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

For our boasting 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 toward you.

Such were some of you, but you were washed. But you were sanctified. But you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin.

When Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan. — read the full passage →

It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.

Also his wrath was kindled against his three friends, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.

So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. — read the full passage →

if like Adam I have covered my transgressions, by hiding my iniquity in my heart,

For it is a fire that consumes to destruction, and would root out all my increase.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.

Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one. — read the full passage →

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen. — read the full passage →

Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,

May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. — read the full passage →

But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Thus consider yourselves also to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. — read the full passage →

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Likewise also the men, leaving the natural function of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another, men doing what is inappropriate with men, and receiving in themselves the due penalty of their error.

For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.

When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

After these things, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself this way. — read the full passage →

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

He answered, “Haven’t you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,

But I tell you, don’t resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.

If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. — read the full passage →

“For I, Yahweh, don’t change; therefore you, sons of Jacob, are not consumed.

For I hate divorce”, says Yahweh, the God of Israel, “and him who covers his garment with violence!” says Yahweh of Armies. “Therefore take heed to your spirit, that you don’t deal treacherously.

It will be, like people, like priest; and I will punish them for their ways, and will repay them for their deeds.

You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Gold work of tambourines and of pipes was in you. In the day that you were created they were prepared.

I, Yahweh, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

Yahweh sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, “There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. — read the full passage →

Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of man’s heart was continually only evil.

Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

The heavens, the earth, and all their vast array were finished. — read the full passage →

The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery;’

Yet she multiplied her prostitution, remembering the days of her youth, in which she had played the prostitute in the land of Egypt.

Yahweh’s word came again to me, saying, — read the full passage →

let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.

Don’t be envious of evil men; neither desire to be with them: — read the full passage →

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. — read the full passage →

Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands. — read the full passage →

My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger; — read the full passage →

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to Yahweh’s law. — read the full passage →

Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy. — read the full passage →

An oracle is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: “There is no fear of God before his eyes.” — read the full passage →

Don’t remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Remember me according to your loving kindness, for your goodness’ sake, Yahweh.

Moreover Elihu answered, — read the full passage →

Yes, his soul draws near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.

He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

Why do you strive against him, because he doesn’t give account of any of his matters?

“However, Job, please hear my speech, and listen to all my words. — read the full passage →

So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

“I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman? — read the full passage →

He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.

Let them curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up leviathan.

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil. — read the full passage →

Samuel said to Saul, “Yahweh sent me to anoint you to be king over his people, over Israel. Now therefore listen to the voice of Yahweh’s words. — read the full passage →