1 Peter 2:18

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, think about these things.

Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.

You didn’t choose me, but I chose you and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

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

Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently,

They will still produce fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and green,

Therefore, my brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you would be joined to another, to him who was raised from the dead, that we might produce fruit to God.

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

“Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.

But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.

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,

The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle toward all, able to teach, patient,

whom, not having known, you love. In him, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory,

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

You who love Yahweh, hate evil! He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh: they shall certainly not be unpunished.

By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

What soldier ever serves at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard, and doesn’t eat of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock, and doesn’t drink from the flock’s milk?

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.

For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

“ ‘You shall rise up before the gray head and honor the face of the elderly; and you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.

The friendship of Yahweh is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant.

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.

Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”

But now, being made free from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification and the result of eternal life.

I myself am also persuaded about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

For, “His letters”, they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised.”

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

Abstain from every form of evil.

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.

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.

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

Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

The secret things belong to Yahweh our God; but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.

“Don’t keep talking so exceedingly proudly. Don’t let arrogance come out of your mouth, for Yahweh is a God of knowledge. By him actions are weighed.

I know also, my God, that you try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. Now I have seen with joy your people, who are present here, offer willingly to you.

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.

as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was in my tent,

I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.

Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to Yahweh’s law.

Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.

Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.

My own vineyard is before me. The thousand are for you, Solomon, two hundred for those who tend its fruit.

Ephraim, what have I to do any more with idols? I answer, and will take care of him. I am like a green cypress tree; from me your fruit is found.”

“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

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.

For even Christ didn’t please himself. But, as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.”

Behold, I, Paul, tell you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.

Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.

haven’t you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.

We love him, because he first loved us.

Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant, Job? For there is no one like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil.”

Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor preferring one another;

If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.

Let all that you do be done in love.

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

who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Jacob said to him, “You know how I have served you, and how your livestock have fared with me.

You know that I have served your father with all of my strength.

She said to her father, “Don’t let my lord be angry that I can’t rise up before you; for I’m having my period.” He searched, but didn’t find the teraphim.

A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.

For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright.

The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.

Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.

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

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.