Lasciviousness

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

For the time past may suffice to have wrought the desire of the Gentiles, and to have walked in lasciviousness, lusts, winebibbings, revellings, carousings, and abominable idolatries:

who being past feeling gave themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

For there are certain men crept in privily, even they who were of old written of beforehand unto this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness:

Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy.

lest again when I come my God should humble me before you, and I should mourn for many of them that have sinned heretofore, and repented not of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they committed.

Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

For, uttering great swelling words of vanity, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by lasciviousness, those who are just escaping from them that live in error;

Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, — read the full passage →

For of these are they that creep into houses, and take captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts,

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication; — read the full passage →

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:—

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who know not God;

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

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

And many shall follow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of.

Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall bring to nought both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body:

Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, — read the full passage →

And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

that ye no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

For this ye know of a surety, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

For there are certain men crept in privily, even they who were of old written of beforehand unto this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints; — read the full passage →

For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, — read the full passage →

And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man. — read the full passage →

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom: pride, fulness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind, — read the full passage →

Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.

Know ye not that your bodies are members of Christ? shall I then take away the members of Christ, and make them members of a harlot? God forbid. — read the full passage →

Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men,

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world;

It is actually reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not even among the Gentiles, that oneof you hath his father’s wife.

For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them, having in like manner with these given themselves over to fornication and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

prove all things; hold fast that which is good;

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints; — read the full passage →

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary the one to the other; that ye may not do the things that ye would. — read the full passage →

but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

But thou didst trust in thy beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy whoredoms on every one that passed by; his it was. — read the full passage →

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.

The foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knoweth nothing. — read the full passage →

Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites; — read the full passage →

And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.

and delivered righteous Lot, sore distressed by the lascivious life of the wicked

Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat.

but sin, finding occasion, wrought in me through the commandment all manner of coveting: for apart from the law sin is dead.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, — 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.

and have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.

There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not: — read the full passage →

For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice; — read the full passage →

Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house; — read the full passage →

For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil: — read the full passage →

To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words; — read the full passage →

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. — read the full passage →

And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt-offerings, and brought peace-offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee: for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?

And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. — read the full passage →

as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in the time of your ignorance:

For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by them that believe and know the truth.

In like manner, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefastness and sobriety; not with braided hair, and gold or pearls or costly raiment;

And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof.

But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

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

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. — read the full passage →

Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.

And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines, and begat twenty and eight sons and threescore daughters). — read the full passage →

And it came to pass at eventide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. — read the full passage →

As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door; and they spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him. — read the full passage →

and they repented not of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

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

And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons did unto all Israel, and how that they lay with the women that did service at the door of the tent of meeting.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

If then ye have to judge things pertaining to this life, do ye set them to judge who are of no account in the church?

And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon had a bow; and there was given unto him a crown: and he came forth conquering, and to conquer. — read the full passage →

But there arose false prophets also among the people, as among you also there shall be false teachers, who shall privily bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. — read the full passage →

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing. — read the full passage →

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