'Character' in the Bible

And the child grew and became strong in character, and lived in the Desert till the time came for him to appear publicly to Israel.

"And a certain Ananias, a pious man who obeyed the Law and bore a good character with all the Jews of the city,

fortitude, ripeness of character; and ripeness of character, hope;

Therefore let us aim at whatever makes for peace and mutual upbuilding of character.

the true character of each individual's work will become manifest. For the day of Christ will disclose it, because that day is soon to come upon us clothed in fire, and as for the quality of every one's work-- the fire is the thing which will test it.

What then, brethren? Whenever you assemble, there is not one of you who is not ready either with a song of praise, a sermon, a revelation, a 'tongue,' or an interpretation. Let everything be done with a view to the building up of faith and character.

Finally, brethren, be joyful, secure perfection of character, take courage, be of one mind, live in peace. And then God who gives love and peace will be with you.

so that you may be men of transparent character, and may be blameless, in preparation for the day of Christ,

Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, sends greetings to you, always wrestling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand firm--Christians of ripe character and of clear conviction as to everything which is God's will.

And now you know what restrains him, in order that his true character may be revealed at his appointed time.

A minister then must be a man of irreproachable character, true to his one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable to strangers, and with a gift for teaching;

It is needful also that he bear a good character with people outside the Church, lest he fall into reproach or a snare of the Devil.

And they must also be well-tried men, and when found to be of unblemished character then let them serve as deacons.

On the contrary encourage one another, day after day, so long as To-day lasts, so that not one of you may be hardened through the deceitful character of sin.

It is true that they disciplined us for a few years according as they thought fit; but He does it for our certain good, in order that we may become sharers in His own holy character.

For we often stumble and fall, all of us. If there is any one who never stumbles in speech, that man has reached maturity of character and is able to curb his whole nature.

But for this very reason--adding, on your part, all earnestness-- along with your faith, manifest also a noble character: along with a noble character, knowledge;

The character of Demetrius has the approval of all men, and of the truth itself. We also express our approval of it, and you know that we only give our approval to that which is true.