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envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own,

traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,

Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

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

They also reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink. The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink. They are swallowed up by wine. They stagger with strong drink. They err in vision. They stumble in judgment.

Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

They didn’t repent of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their sexual immorality, nor of their thefts.

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. — read the full passage →

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don’t have love, it profits me nothing. — 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 →

Don’t you know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be!

because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be.

Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and champions at mixing strong drink;

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected Yahweh’s word, he has also rejected you from being king.”

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood; — 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. — read the full passage →

doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

“So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.

It will be the same way in the day that the Son of Man is revealed.

Likewise, even as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them!

He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. — read the full passage →

I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth. — read the full passage →

and made us kings and priests to our God, and we will reign on earth.”

Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them, having, in the same way as these, given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are shown as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are expedient. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be brought under the power of anything.

But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortionist. Don’t even eat with such a person.

Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you?

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

For neither was there among them any who lacked, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth.

teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

“He who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn’t gather with me, scatters.

“Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you. Before you came out of the womb, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”