1 Timothy 5:2

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.

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

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

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.

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

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

Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

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

But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Let brotherly love continue.

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

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

Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

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

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

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.

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

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.

You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

Yet I wish that all men were like me. However each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind.

Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

You were running well! Who interfered with you that you should not obey the truth?

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

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

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

I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.

Let him turn away from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it.

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

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

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

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.

“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.’

You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.

Let’s walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

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.

So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.

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

This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,

Now she who is a widow indeed and desolate, has her hope set on God, and continues in petitions and prayers night and day.

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

This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.

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.

A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.

“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.

When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever.

For whoever does the will of God is my brother, my sister, and mother.”

They compelled one passing by, coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross.

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter).

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

Here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.”

Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.

For if you live after the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

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

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

Therefore if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forever more, that I don’t cause my brother to stumble.

Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

Follow after love and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as do some, letters of commendation to you or from you?

We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed,

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.

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.

that they may train the young wives to love their husbands, to love their children,

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

For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.”

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.

I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the assembly that is at Cenchreae,

Greet Rufus, the chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.

Have we no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

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

Honor widows who are widows indeed.

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

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,

Abstain from every form of evil.