1 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God,

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

make my joy full by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;

to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.

For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.

Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him and doesn’t know him.

The disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

In all things be showing yourself an example of good works. In your teaching, be showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked.

You haven’t strengthened the diseased. You haven’t healed that which was sick. You haven’t bound up that which was broken. You haven’t brought back that which was driven away. You haven’t sought that which was lost, but you have ruled over them with force and with rigor.

Jesus summoned them, and said to them, “You know that they who are recognized as rulers over the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

When they had appointed elders for them in every assembly, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

We don’t control your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,

being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Hold the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,

Greet all of your leaders and all the saints. The Italians greet you.

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue,

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty. Walk before me and be blameless.

Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.

See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!

If you don’t know, most beautiful among women, follow the tracks of the sheep. Graze your young goats beside the shepherds’ tents.

I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh;

It shall not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.

“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.

for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

For first of all, when you come together in the assembly, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it.

Finally, brothers, rejoice! Be perfected. Be comforted. Be of the same mind. Live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

I beg you, brothers, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong,

having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

You became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.

(but how could someone who doesn’t know how to rule one’s own house take care of God’s assembly?)

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession: Jesus,

Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,

Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.

If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, or else the patch shrinks and the new tears away from the old, and a worse hole is made.

I in them, and you in me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that you sent me and loved them, even as you loved me.

The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.

Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.

Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.

The things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me: do these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you,

Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.

not as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God.