Bible Verses About Commandments

traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;

if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.

For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;

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

holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.

For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,

whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.

One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.

This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience:

that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

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

to be sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:

Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing to them in all things; not gainsaying;

not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

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

Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work,

to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:

that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

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