Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; for ye clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance:

Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; for ye clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance:

And as he was reasoning of justice, temperance, and a future judgement, Felix trembled, and said, Go thy way for this time, and I will take a proper opportunity to call for thee again.

Do not withdraw from one another, unless by consent for a season, that ye may attend to fasting and prayer: and come together again, least Satan tempt you through your incontinency.

Do not withdraw from one another, unless by consent for a season, that ye may attend to fasting and prayer: and come together again, least Satan tempt you through your incontinency.

But if they have not the gift of continence, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn with lust.

But if they have not the gift of continence, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn with lust.

And every one that enters the lists is temperate in all things: they indeed do it that they may receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible one.

for the flesh desireth things contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit things contrary to the flesh: and these are opposite to each other; so that ye do not those things which ye would. But if ye be led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and the like: of which I forewarn you, as I have also told you before, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

gentleness, goodness, fidelity, meekness, temperance: against such things there is no law.

gentleness, goodness, fidelity, meekness, temperance: against such things there is no law.

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

that ye may be able, with all the saints, to comprehend what is the breadth, and length, and depth,

And be not drunk with wine, in which there is riotous excess; but be filled with the Spirit:

Therefore let us not sleep like others, but let us watch and be sober:

but let us, who are of the day, be sober; putting on the breast-plate of faith and love, and for an helmet the hope of salvation.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, sober, prudent, grave,

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, sober, prudent, grave, hospitable, able to teach, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of sordid gain, moderate, not quarrelsome,

hospitable, able to teach, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of sordid gain, moderate, not quarrelsome,

not one newly converted, least being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil. He ought also to have an honorable testimony from those that are without, least he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. read more. The deacons should likewise be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of base gain,

The deacons should likewise be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of base gain,

The deacons should likewise be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of base gain,

The deacons should likewise be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of base gain,

And their wives likewise grave, not slanderers, sober, and faithful in all things.

without natural affection, perfidious, false accusers, intemperate, savage, enemies to the good, traitors,

but hospitable, benevolent, sober, just, holy, temperate;

that aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in the faith, in love, in patience:

as his divine power hath given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who hath called us by that glory and virtue,

and to fortitude knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience piety;

For if these be in you and abound, they will not suffer you to be idle, nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.