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.

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.

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

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.

Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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

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

“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?

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

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.

We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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

If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.

It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.

Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.

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

For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

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.

For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast.

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

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.

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;

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

I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.

Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.

Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds. Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well. In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.” “Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?” . . .

Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.

The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

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

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.

for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

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.

For no word from God will ever fail.”

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.

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.

Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.

The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.

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

Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be renewed in the spirit of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.

If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.”

Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.

“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

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

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

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.

The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,

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.

Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children, and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God. But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. . . .

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:

For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.

But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.

The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

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,

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

See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.

Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me—or at least believe on account of the works themselves.

And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—

Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me.

All this I have spoken to you while I am still with you.

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. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”

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

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

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

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

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.