Philippians 4:5
Let your gentle spirit [your graciousness, unselfishness, mercy, tolerance, and patience] be known to all people. The Lord is near.
Matthew 6:25
Matthew 6:34
Luke 6:29-35
Luke 12:22-30
Jesus said to His disciples,
1 Corinthians 6:7
Why, the very fact that you have lawsuits with one another is already a defeat. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?
Titus 3:2
to slander or abuse no one, to be kind and conciliatory and gentle, showing unqualified consideration and courtesy toward everyone.
James 5:8-9
You too, be patient; strengthen your hearts [keep them energized and firmly committed to God], because the coming of the Lord is near.
Matthew 5:39-42
Hebrews 13:5-6
Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed—be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!”
1 Peter 1:11
seeking to find out what person or what time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He foretold the sufferings of Christ and the glories [destined] to follow.
1 Peter 4:7
The end and culmination of all things is near. Therefore, be sound-minded and self-controlled for the purpose of prayer [staying balanced and focused on the things of God so that your communication will be clear, reasonable, specific and pleasing to Him.]
2 Peter 3:8-14
Nevertheless, do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day.
Revelation 22:7
Revelation 22:20
He who testifies and affirms these things says,
Matthew 24:48-50
Luke 21:34
1 Corinthians 7:29-31
But I say this, believers: the
1 Corinthians 8:13
Therefore, if [my eating a certain] food causes my brother to stumble (sin), I will not eat [such] meat ever again, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.
1 Corinthians 9:25
Now every athlete who [goes into training and] competes in the games is disciplined and exercises self-control in all things. They do it to win a
1 Thessalonians 5:2-4
For you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of the [return of the] Lord is coming just as a thief [comes unexpectedly and suddenly] in the night.
2 Thessalonians 2:2
not to be quickly unsettled or alarmed either by a [so-called prophetic revelation of a] spirit or a message or a letter [alleged to be] from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has [already] come.
Hebrews 10:25
not forsaking our meeting together [as believers for worship and instruction], as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more [faithfully] as you see the day [of Christ’s return] approaching.
Hebrews 10:37
For yet in a very little while,
He who is coming will come, and will not delay.