14 Bible Verses about Christian Conduct

And do thou speak what becomes sound doctrine: The aged men to be sober, grave, of sound mind, sound in the faith, in love, in patience. The aged women likewise, becoming holy in a serene state of mind, not accusers, not slaves to much wine, teachers of good; read more.
That they render the young women discreet, to be lovers of the husband, lovers of the children, Of sound mind chaste, remaining at home, good subordinates to their own husbands, that the word of God be not defamed. The younger men likewise beseech to be of sound mind. Concerning all things hold thyself a type of good works: in doctrine, integrity, gravity, incorruptibility, The word sound, not to be condemned; that he from the opposite may be changed, having nothing bad to say of you. Servants to be subordinate to their own masters, to be pleasing in all things; not contradicting; Not purloining, but showing all good faith; that they may adorn the doctrine of the Saviour our God in all things. For the grace of God who saves, was manifested to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and eager worldly desires, we should live discreetly, and justly, and religiously, in the time now; Expecting the blessed hope, and apppearance of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a distinguished people. zealous of good works. These things speak, and beseech, and reprove with all order. Let none despise thee.

And finally, all unanimous, suffering together, loving the brethren, having good bowels, an affectionate disposition: Not returning evil for evil, or railing for railing: and on the contrary prayer; knowing that to this were ye called, that ye might inherit praise. For he wishing to love life, and to see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit: read more.
Let him bend away from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and follow it. For the eyes of the Lord upon the just, and his ears to their prayer: and the face of the Lord against them doing evil.

That ye be complete and pure, children of God, blameless in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom ye appear as luminaries in the world;

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

For zeal, driving out the church; for justice in the law, not to be found fault with.

And the same God of peace consecrate you perfectly compete; and your whole spirit and soul and body be kept faultless to the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Wherefore, dearly beloved, expecting these, be earnest, spotless and blameless, to be found by him in peace.

When the camp shall go forth against thine enemies, and watch thyself from every evil word.

To keep off from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and strangulation, and harlotry: from which keeping yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

Only watch to thyself and watch thy soul greatly, lest thou. shalt forget the words which thine eyes saw, and lest they shall remove from thy heart all the days of thy life: and make them known to thy sons and to the sons of thy sons.

Guard thy heart with all watching, for from it the goings forth of life.

Put hands swiftly upon none, nor participate in others' sins: keep thyself pure.

It demeans itself not unbecomingly, seeks not the things of itself, is not irritated, reckons no evil;

For you to try things differing; that ye may be pure and not stumbling to the day of Christ;

For ye yourselves know that ye ought to imitate us: for we were not disorderly among you;

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

The aged women likewise, becoming holy in a serene state of mind, not accusers, not slaves to much wine, teachers of good;

Happy the man who went not in the counsel of the unjust, and he stood not in the way of the sinful, and sat not in the seat of those scoffing. But his delight is in the law of Jehovah, and in his law he will meditate day and night And he was as a tree planted by the streams of water which will give its fruit in its time; his leaf shall not fall away, and all which he shall do shall be prospered.

If ye keep my commands, ye shall remain in my love; as I have kept my Father's commands, and remain in his love.

The fear of Jehovah being pure, standing forever: the judgments of Jehovah, truth, they were altogether just Being desirable above gold, and above much pure gold, and being sweet above honey, and the dropping of honey-combs. Also thy servant being admonished by them: in watching them much reward.

He sacrificing praise shall honor me, and he setting the way I will cause him to look upon the salvation of God.

Happy the poor in spirit: for their's is the kingdom of the heavens. Happy they suffering: for they shall be comforted. Happy the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. read more.
Happy they hungering and thirsting for Justice: for they shall be filled. Happy the compasaionate: for they shall be commiserated. Happy the pure in heart: tor they shall see God. Happy they making peace: for they shall be called sons of God. Happy they driven out for justice: for their's is the kingdom of the heavens. Happy are ye, when they shall upbraid you, and drive you out, and say every evil word against you, lying, for my sake. Rejoice and be transported with joy; for much your reward in the heavens for so they drove out the prophets which before you.

That ye be complete and pure, children of God, blameless in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom ye appear as luminaries in the world;

Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye therefore discerning as serpents, and pure as doves.

For you to try things differing; that ye may be pure and not stumbling to the day of Christ;

For your obedience has come to all. Therefore I rejoice for you: and I wish you truly to be wise to good, and pure to evil.

For such a chief priest became us, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and being higher than the heavens;

Having your turning back good in the nations: that, in what they speak against you as doing evil, from good works, they having beheld, might praise God in the day of inspection.

Let none despise thy youth; but be thou a type of the faithful, in word, in intercourse, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Only live as citizens worthy of the good news of Christ: that whether coming and seeing you, whether being absent, I shall bear the things concerning you, that ye stand in one spirit, one soul, fighting together in faith of the good news;

Who wise and knowing among you? let him show out of a good mode of life his works in meekness of wisdom.

Therefore all these being dissolved, of what race ought ye to be in holy turning round and devotion,

In brotherly love, being kindly affectioned to one another; in honour preceding one another.

And walk ye in love, as also Christ loved us, and gave himself for us a gift and sacrifice to God for a smell of sweet odor.

Let brotherly love remain.

This is my command, That ye love one another, as I loved you.

Therefore as to the rest, brethren we ask you, and beseech in the Lord Jesus, as ye received from us how ye must walk and please God, that ye may more abound.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be stable, unmoved, abounding in the work of the Lord always, knowing that our fatigue is not in vain in the Lord.

But as ye abound in everything, in faith, and in word, and in knowledge, and in all care, and in love from you to us, that also ye abound in this grace.

As to the rest, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever venerable, whatever just, whatever pure, whatever lovely, whatever prosperous; if any ability, and if any praise, reckon up these things.

And thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow justice, devotion, faith, love, patience, meekness.

See that any return not evil to any: but always pursue good to one another, and to all.

Therefore having these declarations, dearly let us cleanse ourselves from all defilements of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Therefore, be ye perfected, as your Father which is in the heavens is perfected.

That the man of God might be perfect, finished for every good work.

Having your turning back good in the nations: that, in what they speak against you as doing evil, from good works, they having beheld, might praise God in the day of inspection.

Let none despise thy youth; but be thou a type of the faithful, in word, in intercourse, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Concerning all things hold thyself a type of good works: in doctrine, integrity, gravity, incorruptibility,

And freed from sin, ye were subdued to justice.

Who himself bear up our sins in his body upon the wood, that we, removed from sins, should live to justice: by whose bloody mark ye were healed.

He announced to thee, O man, what was good; and what did Jehovah require of thee but to do judgment and to love mercy, and being humbled, to go with thy God?

And we beseech you, brethren, remind the disorderly, encourage the timid, sustain the weak, and be slow to anger to all.

Bear one another's burdens, and so fill up the law of Christ:

But I say to you not to resist evil: but whosoever shall smite thee with a rod upon thy right cheek, turn to him also the other. And to him wishing to be judged with thee, and to take thy coat, let go to him also thy garment. And whoever shall compel thee to carry dispatches one mile, go forward with him two.

Therefore truly, already is there wholly a misfortune in you, that ye have judgments with yourselves. Wherefore had ye not rather be treated ill? wherefore had ye not rather be defrauded?

But I give my body a blow under the eyes, and reduce to bondage: lest having proclaimed to others, I myself be rejected.

Therefore kill your members that are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

As to the rest, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me is not slothful, and to you safe.

Rejoice in the Lord always: again say I, Do ye rejoice.

Honour all. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

We will hear the end of all the word: Fear thou God, and watch his commands: for this is all man.

And he died for all, that the living no more live to themselves, but o him having died for them, and having risen.

For whether we live, to the Lord we live: and whether we die, to the Lord we die: therefore whether we live, and whether we die, we are of the Lord.

Wherefore we also having such a cloud of witnesses lying round about us, having laid down every weight, and sin easily captivating, by patience we should run the race set before us,

Therefore cleanse out the old leaven, that ye may be a new mixture, as ye are unleavened. For also our pascha was sacrificed for us, Christ:

Children, listen to your parents in the Lord: for this is just. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first command with solemn promise;) That it may be well to thee, and thou mayest be long time upon earth. read more.
And, fathers, be not angry with your children: but bring them up in the instruction and reminding of the Lord. Servants, listen to lords according to the flesh, with fear and tremor, in simplicity of your heart, as to Christ; Not with eye-service, as menpleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul: With affection serving the Lord, and not men. Knowing that whatever good each might do, this he shall receive from the Lord, whether a servant or free.

Likewise, wives being subject to their own husbands; that also, if any believe not the word, by the turning back of wives might be gained without the word; Having beheld in fear your pure turning back. Whose outside let it not be of the interweaving of hairs, and of putting round of gold, or of putting on of garments, the arrangement; read more.
But the hidden man of the heart, in the uncorruptedness of a mild and quiet spirit, which is before God of great price. For so once also the holy women, hoping in God, arranged themselves, being subjected to their own husbands: (As Sara listened to Abraham, calling him lord: whose children ye are,) doing good, and not fearing any terror. Men, likewise, dwelling together according to knowledge, as showing honour to the weaker vessel, pertaining to woman, and as co-heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers be not cut off.

And we proclaim to you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, for you to shrink from every brother walking disorderly, and not according to the doctrine which he received of us.

Happy the man who went not in the counsel of the unjust, and he stood not in the way of the sinful, and sat not in the seat of those scoffing.

The disposition exempt from avarice; being contented with present circumstances: for he has said, I will not send thee back, nor forsake thee.

Not that I speak concerning want; for I have learned, among whom I am, to be satisfied with my condition.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as dearly beloved children;

But according to the holy one calling you, also should ye yourselves be holy in all turning back; For it has been written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

And love thou Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy might

And Jesus said to him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind.

For I have given you a pattern, as I have done to you, also should ye do.

For to this were ye called: for also Christ suffered for you, leaving behind to you an underwriting, that ye should follow upon his footsteps: Who did no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth: Who, being reviled, reviled not back; suffering, he threatened not; and delivered to him judging justly; read more.
Who himself bear up our sins in his body upon the wood, that we, removed from sins, should live to justice: by whose bloody mark ye were healed.

If possible of you, living peaceably with all men.

Follow peace with all, and consecration, without which none shall see the Lord:

Only live as citizens worthy of the good news of Christ: that whether coming and seeing you, whether being absent, I shall bear the things concerning you, that ye stand in one spirit, one soul, fighting together in faith of the good news;

Dearly beloved, making all diligence to write to you of the common salvation, I had necessity to write to you, beseeching to fight for the faith once delivered to the holy ones.

Wherefore, my dearly beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your fit of anger:

For if ye let go to men their faults, your Father which in the heavens will also let go to you.

If therefore thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for doing this, thou shalt heap up-coals of fire on his head.

Religion pure and unpolluted before God and the Father is this, To take a view of the orphans and widows in their pressure, to keep himself free from stain from the world.

Naked, and ye put around me: I was sick, and ye reviewed me: I was in prison, and ye came to me.

Then, when they had dined, Jesus says to Simon Peter, Simon of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He says to him, Yes, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He says to him, Feed my lambs.

That the proof of your faith, much more precious than perishing gold, and being tried by fire, might be found to praise and honour and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ: Whom not having seen, ye love; in whom, now not seeing, but believing, ye are transported with joy unalterable, and highly valued:

And Jesus having answered, says to them, Have the faith of God.

Believe ye me that I in the Father, and the Father in me: and if not, for these works believe me. Truly, truly, I say to you, He believing in me, the works which I do shall he do also; and greater than these shall he do; for I go to my Father.

Rejoice, ye just, in Jehovah, praise being suitable for the upright

I will exult in Jehovah, I will rejoice in the God saving me.

I shewed you all things, that so being wearied ye must support the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that himself said, It is happy to give rather than receive.

Participating in the necessities of the holy ones; pursuing hospitality.

So let your light shine before men, that they see your good works, and praise your Father, him in the heavens.

Not purloining, but showing all good faith; that they may adorn the doctrine of the Saviour our God in all things.

In brotherly love, being kindly affectioned to one another; in honour preceding one another.

In his eyes a reprobate being despised; and those fearing Jehovah, he will honor. Swearing to the friend, and he will not change.

Therefore all whatever ye would that men should do to you, so also do ye to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

And as ye wish that men would do to you, and do you to them likewise.

Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that ye should believe in him whom he has sent.

And this is his command, That we believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us command.

He having my commands, and keeping them, the same is he loving me: and he loving me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and manifest myself to him.

Ye are my friends, if ye do whatever I command you.

For you to walk worthy of God, calling you into his kingdom and glory.

That ye should walk becomingly to them without, and have need of nothing.

Keep away from all appearance of evil.

And they were both just before God, going faultless in all the commands and precepts of the Lord.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commands: and his commands are not heavy.

For you to walk worthy of the Lord in all pleasing behavior, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

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

For ye were then darkness, and now light in the Lord: walk ye as children of light:

Therefore I, the imprisoned in the Lord, beseech you to walk Worthy of the calling which ye were called,

Let every soul be placed under the protecting powers. For there is no power except from God: and the powers being, were ordered by God. So he opposing the power, has resisted the arrangement of God: and they having resisted shall receive to themselves judgment. For rulers are not the terror of good works, but of evil. And wilt thou not fear the power do good, and thou shalt have approbation of it: read more.
For he is servant of God to thee for good. And if thou do evil, be afraid; for he bears not the sword without order: for he is servant of God, avenging for anger to him doing evil. Wherefore necessity to be placed under, not only for anger, but also for consciousness. For this also pay ye taxes: for they are workmen of God, persevering in this same. Therefore restore debts to all; to whom tribute, tribute; to whom recompense, recompense; to whom fear, fear; to whom honour, honour.

For everything begotten of God conquers the world: and this is the victory having conquered the world, our faith. Who is he conquering the world, if not he believing that Jesus is the Son of God?

Therefore now no condemnation to them in Christ Jesus, walking not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

Therefore were we buried with him by immersion into death: that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so also we should walk in newness of life.

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and eager worldly desires, we should live discreetly, and justly, and religiously, in the time now;

And some save in fear, snatching out of the fire; hating also the coat stained from the flesh.