But a man who has definitely made up his mind, under no constraint of passion but with full self-control, and who has decided in his own mind to keep her as she is, will be doing what is right.

For, though I am free from all men, yet have I made my self a servant to all, that I may gain the more.

Do not keep back from one another what is right, but only for a short time, and by agreement, so that you may give yourselves to prayer, and come together again; so that Satan may not get the better of you through your loss of self-control.

But if they have not self-control let them get married; for married life is better than the burning of desire.

And every man who takes part in the sports has self-control in all things. Now they do it to get a crown which is of this world, but we for an eternal crown.

But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.

(for though I am not conscious to my self of any unfaithfulness, yet am I not hereby absolved:) but he that is my supreme judge, is the Lord.

'tis for this end I have sent you Timothy, who is my dear disciple, and a faithful christian, who will inform you how I behave my self in every church where I teach the gospel of Christ.

as to the married, I enjoin this rule, not as from my self, but from the Lord, that a woman should not leave her husband:

but I mortify my body, and bring it into subjection: lest after having been a herald to others, I my self should be thrown out.

is not self-interested, is not easily provoked, nor suspects any ill;

and these all worketh even the self same spirit, dividing to every man several gifts even as he will.

Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.

And you, instead of mourning and removing from among you the man who has done this deed of shame, are filled with self-complacency!

Love is patient and kind. Love knows neither envy nor jealousy. Love is not forward and self-assertive, nor boastful and conceited.

And these things, brethren, I have, in figure, applied to my self and Apollos, for your sakes, that you may learn in us not to think more of teachers than what has been written; and that no one of you be vain of one to the injury of another.

I wish that all the people were as I am; but each person has his own gift from God, one of this kind and one of that.

I assure you, believers, by the pride which I have in you in [your union with] Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily [I face death and die to self].

But I have used none of these privileges, nor am I writing this [to suggest] that any such provision be made for me now. For it would be better for me to die than to have anyone deprive me of my boast [in this matter of financial support].

For the husband who has not faith is made holy through his Christian wife, and the wife who is not a Christian is made holy through the brother: if not, your children would be unholy, but now are they holy.

Like the man made of dust,
so are those who are made of dust;
like the heavenly man,
so are those who are heavenly.

And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

And when all things are made subordinate to him, then the Son himself will also be made subordinate to him who subordinated all things to him, so that God may be all in all.