Ephesians 4:12

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the revelations of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.

This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.

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

and not holding firmly to the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and ligaments, grows with God’s growth.

“As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says Yahweh. “My Spirit who is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your offspring, nor out of the mouth of your offspring’s offspring,” says Yahweh, “from now on and forever.”

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do: forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,

but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

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

Therefore “ ‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.

and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,

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

Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather giving of thanks.

speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly,

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

let’s draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body washed with pure water,

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

Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways.

He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.

You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

Give no occasion for stumbling, whether to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the assembly of God;

But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

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

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

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.

Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.

so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another,

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.

from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

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

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear. So I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

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.

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

Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your heritage, who dwell by themselves in a forest, in the middle of fertile pasture land, let them feed; in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them.”

For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

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

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

However, that knowledge isn’t in all men. But some, with consciousness of the idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

For if a man sees you who have knowledge sitting in an idol’s temple, won’t his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

If others partake of this right over you, don’t we yet more? Nevertheless we didn’t use this right, but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the Good News of Christ.

For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.

in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ; To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants:

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

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.

I have not written to you because you don’t know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.

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

So then, let’s follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.

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.

Don’t you know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be!

So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.

What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, or has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.

But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation;

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

which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service;

Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let’s press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,

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.

But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.

but I prayed for you, that your faith wouldn’t fail. You, when once you have turned again, establish your brothers.”

For he was counted with us, and received his portion in this ministry.

to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.”

So the assemblies throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace, and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.

But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.

Now, brothers, I entrust you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up, and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

or service, let’s give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;

Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up.

I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of the Good News of Christ.

For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

won’t service of the Spirit be with much more glory?

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

Again, do you think that we are excusing ourselves to you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.

For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. We also pray for this: your becoming perfect.

until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

We proclaim him, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;

Tell Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.”

Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

This is a faithful saying: someone who seeks to be an overseer desires a good work.