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

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.

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.

No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.

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

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

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

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

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

Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.

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

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.

Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

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.

Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.

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

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.

It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.

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.

I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

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;

I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.

For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.

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

For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

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

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

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

Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.

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 will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’

Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong. For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants. Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it. . . .

So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you.

And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live, and that you may love the LORD your God, obey Him, and hold fast to Him. For He is your life, and He will prolong your life in the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you. For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.

A Psalm. A song for the dedication of the temple. Of David. I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me. O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit.

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 we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.

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.

For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

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

and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.

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

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

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.

I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.

My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.

For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.

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.

Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

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

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

Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat. For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry. He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize. Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.

Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

But reject irreverent, silly myths. Instead, train yourself for godliness. For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come. This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance.

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.

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 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.

A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.

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

Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh, so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

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

Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.

But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”

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.

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

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”

And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

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.

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”

The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.