9 knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dies no more; death has no more dominion over him.
8 And they who are earthly minded cannot please God.
9 But you are not earthly, but spiritual, if indeed the Spirit of God is really dwelling in you. If any one does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
8 Be temperate, be vigilant; because your enemy, the devil, is prowling about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, knowing well that the same afflictions are being accomplished in your brothers that are in the world.
20 But commonwealth is in heaven; and it is from heaven also that we are anxiously awaiting a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,
21 who will change the fashion of the body of our abasement into the likeness of his glorious body by the energy with which he is able even to subject all things to himself.
7 For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but a spirit of power and of love and of self-control.
1 Since, then, Christ suffered in the flesh, do you also ever arm yourselves with the same mind (because he who has suffered in the flesh has done with sin),
2 so that in future you may not spend your life in the flesh according to mens desires, but in the will of God.
3 For the time past of life may suffice us to have worked the will of the Gentiles, when we spent our life in lasciviousness, lusts, hard drinking, revelry, banqueting, and abominable idol worship.
4 They are astonished at this, that you do not run into the same excesses of profligacy as they do; and they speak evil of you.
5 But they must render account to Him who stands ready to judge the living and the dead.
5 For this very reason do your best to add to your faith manliness, and to manliness knowledge,
6 and to knowledge self-control, and to self-control stedfastness, and to stedfastness piety,
7 and to piety brotherly love, and to brotherly love, love itself.
20 which he exercised in raising Christ from the dead, and in seating him at his right hand in the heavenly heights,
21 far above all hierarchies and authorities and powers and dominions and every name that is named, not only in this age but in that which is to come.
13 For he has delivered us out of the dominion of the darkness, and transplanted us into the kingdom of his dear Son,
14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.
22 For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
23 But each in his own order; Christ the first-fruits, then those who belong to Christ at his appearing.
24 And then the end, when he shall hand over his kingdom to God his Father, after he has abolished all rule and authority and power.
25 For he must rule until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
9 If, however, they are not exercising self-control, by all means let them marry; for marriage is better than the fever of passion.
11 "For Gods grace has shined forth bringing salvation to all men
12 And schooling us to renounce impiety and evil passions, And to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;
13 While we look for the blessed hope and epiphany of the glory of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
22 But the harvest-fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long- suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity, gentleness, and self-control;
23 against such there is no law.
24 Do you not know that in a foot-race, though all run, only one receives the prize? So run that you may win.
25 Every man who contends in the games continually trains himself by all manner of self-restraint. Now they do it to get a fading garland, but we, one that is unfading.
26 For my part, then, I run with no wavering to the goal. I box not as one beating the air,
27 but I bruise my body and keep it in subjection, lest having called others to the contest, I should myself be disqualified.
4 That each one should learn how to take a wife in purity and honor.
5 Not in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles who know not God.
13 No temptation has overtaken you that is beyond mans power; but God is faithful, who will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear, but will, with every temptation, provide the way of escape also, so that you may be able to withstand.
7 But the end of all things is close at hand; so be sober, watch and pray.