Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup, and the side dish of sweet-meats, and within they are full of pillage and bad mixture.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup, and the side dish of sweet-meats, and within they are full of pillage and bad mixture.

And he discoursing of justice, and temperance, and judgment about to be, Felix being terrified, answered, Having now, go; having taken time, I will recall thee.

Deprive ye not one another, except somewhat of an agreement for a time, that ye might have leisure for fasting and prayer; and again upon the same ye might come together, lest Satan tempt you for your want of self command.

Deprive ye not one another, except somewhat of an agreement for a time, that ye might have leisure for fasting and prayer; and again upon the same ye might come together, lest Satan tempt you for your want of self command.

And if they have not self command, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to be set on fire.

And if they have not self command, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to be set on fire.

And every one contending for the prize, has self command in all things. These surely therefore that they might receive a corruptible crown; and we an incorruptible.

For the flesh desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are adverse to one another: that not the things ye would, these should ye do. And if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

Envyings, slaughters, drunkenness, revelries, and the like: to these which I foretell you, as I have also said before, that they doing such shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Meekness, temperance: against such is no law.

Meekness, temperance: against such is no law.

If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

That ye might be fully able to comprehend with all the holy what the length, and breadth, and depth, and height;

And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit;

Therefore let us not sleep, as also the rest; but let us watch and be sober.

And we, being of the day, let us be sober, putting on the coat of mail of faith and love; and a helmet, the hope of salvation.

Therefore an overseer must be irreprehensible, husband of one wife, sober, of sound mind, well arranged, hospitable, giving instruction;

Therefore an overseer must be irreprehensible, husband of one wife, sober, of sound mind, well arranged, hospitable, giving instruction; Not intoxicated, not a quarrelsome person, not occupied in sordid gain; but equitable, without fighting, exempt from avarice;

Not intoxicated, not a quarrelsome person, not occupied in sordid gain; but equitable, without fighting, exempt from avarice;

Not newly planted, lest rendered proud he fall into condemnation of the accuser. And he must also have good testimony from them without;lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the accuser. read more. Deacons likewise grave, not speaking equivocally, not holding to much wine, not occupied in sordid gain;

Deacons likewise grave, not speaking equivocally, not holding to much wine, not occupied in sordid gain;

Deacons likewise grave, not speaking equivocally, not holding to much wine, not occupied in sordid gain;

Deacons likewise grave, not speaking equivocally, not holding to much wine, not occupied in sordid gain;

Wives also grave, not accusers, sober, faithful in all things.

Devoid of natural affection, not observing treaties, accusers, ungoverned, wild, not loving the good,

But hospitable, a lover of good, of sound mind, just, holy, holding firm;

The aged men to be sober, grave, of sound mind, sound in the faith, in love, in patience.

As his divine power having bestowed upon us all things which for life and devotion, by the knowledge of him having called us by glory and fitness:

And in knowledge self-control; and in self-control patience; and in patience devotion;

For these being to you, and abounding, they establish you not without effort, neither unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.