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What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — read the full passage →

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

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

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

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

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

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

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

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

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

For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. — read the full passage →

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.

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

Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. — read the full passage →

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

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

Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; — read the full passage →

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

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

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

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

Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

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

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

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

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

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

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

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!

Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

Thou shalt not kill.

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

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 mankind, — read the full passage →

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

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

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

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

For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, — read the full passage →

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

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: — read the full passage →

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.

For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

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

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. — read the full passage →

Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.