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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;

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 →

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.

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

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

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

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 any.

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

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

there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.

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.

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

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 man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment of the law.

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

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

idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, parties,

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

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

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

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

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.

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

whom withstand stedfast in your faith, knowing that the same sufferings are accomplished in your brethren who are in the world.

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

Be no longer a drinker of 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.

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

Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor 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 to be good and to be comely is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, wherein he laboreth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for this is his portion.

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

and the light of a lamp 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 princes of the earth; for with thy sorcery were all the nations deceived.

Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

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 he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith; and whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

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 →

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

And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

With long life will I satisfy him, And show him my salvation.

according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

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

For no word from God shall be void of power.

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

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

seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;

abstain from every form of evil.

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.

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of 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 on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

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

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

For I would have you know how greatly I strive 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 even reprove them;

that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

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

So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

For they that are after the flesh 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 free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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

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.

But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:

And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who 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 tarry late into the 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 in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, 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 do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:

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 I am not ashamed of the gospel: 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 beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye can do nothing.

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

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.

For, behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and 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 even when he is old he will not depart from it.

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

For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a 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 understanding.

Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

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

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:

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

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work,

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

One man hath faith to eat all things: but he that is weak eateth herbs.

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

But others mocking said, They are filled with new wine.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.

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