¹¹ For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men,

¹² Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life;

¹³ Looking for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

¹⁶ A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,

²³ Gentle behaviour, control over desires: against such there is no law.

²⁴ And those who are Christ's have put to death on the cross the flesh with its passions and its evil desires.

²⁷ But I give blows to my body, and keep it under control, for fear that, after having given the good news to others, I myself might not have God's approval.

⁷ For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of self-control.

²⁵ And every man who takes part in the sports has self-control in all things. Now they do it to get a crown which is of this world, but we for an eternal crown.

⁶ So then, let us not take our rest as the others do, but let us be self-controlled and awake.

¹ I made an agreement with my eyes; how then might my eyes be looking on a virgin?

² And let not your behaviour be like that of this world, but be changed and made new in mind, so that by experience you may have knowledge of the good and pleasing and complete purpose of God.

¹⁹ You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;

⁵ So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue,

⁶ And self-control to knowledge, and a quiet mind to self-control, and fear of God to a quiet mind,

⁷ And love of the brothers to fear of God, and to love of the brothers, love itself.

⁸ For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁸ He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.

¹¹ A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.

¹² For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against authorities and powers, against the world-rulers of this dark night, against the spirits of evil in the heavens.

⁸ Keep watch over yourselves, so that you do not make our work of no effect, but may get your full reward.

¹³ You have been put to no test but such as is common to man: and God is true, who will not let any test come on you which you are not able to undergo; but he will make with the test a way out of it, so that you may be able to go through it.

³² He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.

²⁷ Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.

²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.