1 Timothy 4:12

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,

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.

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

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.

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

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

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

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

having a good conscience. Thus, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.

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

Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.

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.

Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

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.

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.

I beg you therefore, be imitators of me.

Flee sexual immorality! “Every sin that a man does is outside the body,” but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.

For it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

But even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we speak: not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.

Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;

Yes, I will make every effort that you may always be able to remember these things even after my departure.

“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.

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

for I didn’t shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.

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

But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

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,

Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.

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,

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

For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.

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

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

who also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.

In him you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation—in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.

We exhort you, brothers: Admonish the disorderly; encourage the faint-hearted; support the weak; be patient toward all.

but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith,

If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which you have followed.

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

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.

Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

Yes, a man will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight.

See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

and will dash you and your children within you to the ground. They will not leave in you one stone on another, because you didn’t know the time of your visitation.”

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

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

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,

Abstain from every form of evil.

preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all patience and teaching.

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.

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

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

Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, most certainly I tell you he will in no way lose his reward.”

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

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.

Therefore let no one despise him. But set him forward on his journey in peace, that he may come to me; for I expect him with the brothers.

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

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

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.

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

so that you became an example to all who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

You are witnesses with God how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.

the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.

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

Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one despise you.

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.

The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

Therefore since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,

“I am going the way of all the earth. You be strong therefore, and show yourself a man;

in pureness, in knowledge, in perseverance, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,

Walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.

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

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

Lay hands hastily on no one. Don’t be a participant in other people’s sins. Keep yourself pure.

But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled,

instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;

but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;

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,

seeing your pure behavior in fear.

and said to him, “Run, speak to this young man, saying, ‘Jerusalem will be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of men and livestock in it.