"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence!

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence!

And [while] he was discussing about righteousness and self control and the judgment that is to come, Felix became afraid [and] replied, "Go away for the present, and [when I] have an opportunity, I will summon you."

Do not defraud one another, except perhaps by agreement, for a time, in order that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and [then] you should be {together} again, lest Satan tempt you because of your lack of self control.

Do not defraud one another, except perhaps by agreement, for a time, in order that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and [then] you should be {together} again, lest Satan tempt you because of your lack of self control.

But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn [with sexual desire].

But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn [with sexual desire].

And everyone who competes exercises self-control in all [things]. Thus those [do so] in order that they may receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable [one].

For the flesh desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh, for these are in opposition to one another, so that whatever you want, you may not do these [things]. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, [things] which I am telling you [in advance], just as I said before, that the ones who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

gentleness, self control. Against such things [there] is no law.

gentleness, self control. Against such things [there] is no law.

If we live by the Spirit, we must also follow the Spirit.

in order that you may be strong enough to grasp together with all the saints what [is] the breadth, and length, and height, and depth,

And do not be drunk with wine (in which is dissipation), but be filled by the Spirit,

So then, we must not sleep like the rest, but must be on the alert and be self-controlled.

But [because] we are of the day, we must be sober, [by] putting on the breastplate of faith and love and [as] a helmet the hope of salvation,

Therefore the overseer must be irreproachable, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, skillful in teaching,

Therefore the overseer must be irreproachable, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, skillful in teaching, not addicted to wine, not a violent person, but gentle, peaceable, not loving money,

not addicted to wine, not a violent person, but gentle, peaceable, not loving money,

not newly converted, lest he become conceited [and] fall into the condemnation of the devil. But [he] must also have a good testimony from those outside, in order that he may not fall into disgrace and the trap of the devil. read more. Deacons likewise [must be] dignified, not insincere, not devoted to much wine, not fond of dishonest gain,

Deacons likewise [must be] dignified, not insincere, not devoted to much wine, not fond of dishonest gain,

Deacons likewise [must be] dignified, not insincere, not devoted to much wine, not fond of dishonest gain,

Deacons likewise [must be] dignified, not insincere, not devoted to much wine, not fond of dishonest gain,

The wives likewise [must be] dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in all [things].

hardhearted, irreconcilable, slanderous, without self-control, savage, with no interest for what is good,

but hospitable, loving what is good, prudent, just, devout, self-controlled,

Older men are to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, [and] in endurance.

because his divine power has bestowed on us all [things] [that are] necessary for life and godliness, through the knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence of character,

and with knowledge, self-control, and with self-control, patient endurance, and with patient endurance, godliness,

For [if] these [things] are yours and are increasing, this does not make [you] useless or unproductive in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.