Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.

Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

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

If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.

We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.

Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.

Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.

Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.

And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.

Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.

A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.

Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?

And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.

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

For no word from God will ever fail.”

Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face, that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric. For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ. . . .

But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

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

Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.

Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

You shall not murder.

Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.

Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints— the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel . . .

Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. . . .

Now to Him who is able to do so much more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,

Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.

Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul. Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.

The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.

He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.

to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.

Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,

Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven. Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful, as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may declare it clearly, as I should. Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time. . . .

So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.

The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”

I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.

What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

Abstain from every form of evil.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.

But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”