11 Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.
12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.
1 John 2:16 - For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting o... Click to read the verse 1 John 2:16 Click to read the verse 1 John 2:16
Genesis 23:4 - “I am an alien and a stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can ... Click to read the verse Genesis 23:4 Click to read the verse Genesis 23:4
Romans 12:1 - Living Sacrifices Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies... Click to read the verse Romans 12:1 Click to read the verse Romans 12:1
Acts 15:29 - You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animal... Click to read the verse Acts 15:29 Click to read the verse Acts 15:29
Acts 15:20 - Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexu... Click to read the verse Acts 15:20 Click to read the verse Acts 15:20
Hebrews 11:13 - All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things pro... Click to read the verse Hebrews 11:13 Click to read the verse Hebrews 11:13
James 4:1 - Submit Yourselves to God What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your d... Click to read the verse James 4:1 Click to read the verse James 4:1
Luke 21:34 - “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxietie... Click to read the verse Luke 21:34 Click to read the verse Luke 21:34
Genesis 21:34 - And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines for a long time. Click to read the verse Genesis 21:34 Click to read the verse Genesis 21:34
1 Chronicles 29:15 - We are aliens and strangers in your sight, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are l... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 29:15 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 29:15
Psalms 39:12 - “Hear my prayer, O Lord, listen to my cry for help; be not deaf to my weeping. For I dwell with... Click to read the verse Psalms 39:12 Click to read the verse Psalms 39:12
Genesis 47:9 - And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty. My years have ... Click to read the verse Genesis 47:9 Click to read the verse Genesis 47:9
Leviticus 25:23 - “‘The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you are but aliens and my... Click to read the verse Leviticus 25:23 Click to read the verse Leviticus 25:23
Psalms 119:19 - I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me. Click to read the verse Psalms 119:19 Click to read the verse Psalms 119:19
Colossians 3:5 - Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, ... Click to read the verse Colossians 3:5 Click to read the verse Colossians 3:5
1 Corinthians 6:18 - Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:18 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:18
2 Corinthians 7:1 - Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contam... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 7:1 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 7:1
Isaiah 52:11 - Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing! Come out from it and be pure, you wh... Click to read the verse Isaiah 52:11 Click to read the verse Isaiah 52:11
Genesis 39:10 - And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with ... Click to read the verse Genesis 39:10 Click to read the verse Genesis 39:10
2 Timothy 2:22 - Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with tho... Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 2:22 Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 2:22
Genesis 39:12 - She caught him by his cloak and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he left his cloak in her hand ... Click to read the verse Genesis 39:12 Click to read the verse Genesis 39:12
2 Corinthians 5:20 - We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We impl... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:20 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:20
Psalms 119:54 - Your decrees are the theme of my song wherever I lodge. Click to read the verse Psalms 119:54 Click to read the verse Psalms 119:54
Jude 1:16 - These men are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about ... Click to read the verse Jude 1:16 Click to read the verse Jude 1:16
Exodus 18:3 - and her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses said, “I have become an alien in a forei... Click to read the verse Exodus 18:3 Click to read the verse Exodus 18:3
1 Corinthians 1:10 - Divisions in the Church I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that a... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 1:10 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 1:10
Romans 13:14 - Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the... Click to read the verse Romans 13:14 Click to read the verse Romans 13:14
1 Corinthians 9:27 - No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will ... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 9:27 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 9:27
1 Peter 4:2 - As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires, but rather f... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:2 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:2
Galatians 5:24 - Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Click to read the verse Galatians 5:24 Click to read the verse Galatians 5:24
Romans 8:13 - For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to d... Click to read the verse Romans 8:13 Click to read the verse Romans 8:13
1 John 2:15-17 - Do Not Love the World Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world... Click to read the verse 1 John 2:15-17 Click to read the verse 1 John 2:15-17
Romans 6:12 - Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Click to read the verse Romans 6:12 Click to read the verse Romans 6:12
Leviticus 15:16 - “‘When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be ... Click to read the verse Leviticus 15:16 Click to read the verse Leviticus 15:16
Leviticus 15:18 - When a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and... Click to read the verse Leviticus 15:18 Click to read the verse Leviticus 15:18
Leviticus 15:24 - “‘If a man lies with her and her monthly flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days; a... Click to read the verse Leviticus 15:24 Click to read the verse Leviticus 15:24
1 Corinthians 10:14 - Idol Feasts and the Lord’s Supper Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:14 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:14
1 Peter 1:17 - Since you call on a Father who judges each man’s work impartially, live your lives as strangers... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:17 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:17
2 Corinthians 10:1 - Paul’s Defense of His Ministry By the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Pau... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 10:1 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 10:1
1 Timothy 6:9-10 - People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful d... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:9-10 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:9-10
2 Corinthians 6:1 - As God’s fellow workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 6:1 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 6:1
Philippians 2:12 - Shining as Stars Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence,... Click to read the verse Philippians 2:12 Click to read the verse Philippians 2:12
1 Peter 1:1 - Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect, strangers in the world, scattered throughout... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:1 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:1
James 1:21 - Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the w... Click to read the verse James 1:21 Click to read the verse James 1:21
Proverbs 7:26 - Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng. Click to read the verse Proverbs 7:26 Click to read the verse Proverbs 7:26
Philemon 1:9 - yet I appeal to you on the basis of love. I then, as Paul—an old man and now also a prisoner of... Click to read the verse Philemon 1:9 Click to read the verse Philemon 1:9
Romans 7:23 - but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind ... Click to read the verse Romans 7:23 Click to read the verse Romans 7:23
Jeremiah 35:6 - But they replied, “We do not drink wine, because our forefather Jonadab son of Recab gave us th... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 35:6 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 35:6
Jeremiah 35:7 - Also you must never build houses, sow seed or plant vineyards; you must never have any of these... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 35:7 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 35:7
Ephesians 4:1 - Unity in the Body of Christ As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy ... Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:1 Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:1
Galatians 5:16 - So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. Click to read the verse Galatians 5:16 Click to read the verse Galatians 5:16
Romans 13:13-14 - Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immoral... Click to read the verse Romans 13:13-14 Click to read the verse Romans 13:13-14
Galatians 5:16-21 - So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. Click to read the verse Galatians 5:16-21 Click to read the verse Galatians 5:16-21
Philemon 1:9-10 - yet I appeal to you on the basis of love. I then, as Paul—an old man and now also a prisoner of... Click to read the verse Philemon 1:9-10 Click to read the verse Philemon 1:9-10
