22 Regarding your former way of life, you were taught to strip off your old man, which is being ruined by its deceptive desires,
23 to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,
24 and to clothe yourselves with the new man, which was created according to the likeness of God in righteousness and true holiness.
12 Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but be an example for other believers in your speech, behavior, love, faithfulness, and purity.
11 But you, man of God, must flee from all these things. Instead, you must pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.
13 Remain alert. Keep standing firm in your faith. Keep on being courageous and strong.
14 Everything you do should be done in love.
31 We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but he does listen to anyone who worships him and does his will.
12 However, to all who received him, to those believing in his name, he gave authority to become God's children,
13 who were born, not merely in a physical sense, or from a fleshly impulse, or from man's desire, but of God.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him.