Passion

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

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.

for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.

O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.

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

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

Whom have I in heavenbut thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. — 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.

make full my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature:

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.

to whom he also showed himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing unto them by the space of forty days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God:

Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain. — read the full passage →

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father.

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;

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another; — read the full passage →

in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning. — read the full passage →

To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak: I am become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more. — read the full passage →

and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

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 →

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

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

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

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

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

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures.

Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and honor,

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; — read the full passage →

For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature: — read the full passage →

There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:

But I have this against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love.

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

Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain Christ,

And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

beholding your chaste behaviorcoupledwith fear.

and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

Like as a father pitieth his children, So Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.

And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for Jehovah is a God of justice; blessed are all they that wait for him.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my lovingkindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith Jehovah that hath mercy on thee.

One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: — read the full passage →

For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were through the law, wrought in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

Asa loving hind and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; And be thou ravished always with her love.

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; — read the full passage →

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.

Whence comewars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members?

A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.

Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

For if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, and there come in also a poor man in vile clothing;

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?

Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?

that ye should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and the commandment of the Lord and Saviour through your apostles:

And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.

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

We love, because he first loved us.

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;

the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

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

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

For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

And if I say, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with forbearing, and I cannot contain.

Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol; The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, A very flame of Jehovah.

for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.