Taking Care Of Yourself

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

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;

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

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

If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you. — read the full passage →

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb.

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; — read the full passage →

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.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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. — read the full passage →

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? — read the full passage →

And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Brethren, I count not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, — 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. — read the full passage →

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

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

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him? — read the full passage →

So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.

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.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

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

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

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

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.

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.

For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office:

but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? — read the full passage →

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.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbor’s good.

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing shall I be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.

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.

Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof.

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.

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. — 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.

And he saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

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; — read the full passage →

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God. — read the full passage →

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

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

For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee.

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

for it is God who worketh in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.

And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

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

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.

yea, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight. — read the full passage →

(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?

And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;

Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.

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.

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.

and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in dry places, and make strong thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.

All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.

Or know ye not that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world is judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. — read the full passage →

For none of us liveth to himself, and none dieth to himself. — read the full passage →

For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure. — read the full passage →