Bible Verses About Commandments

Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, violent assertiveness and slander, along with all spitefulness.

Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted; and forgive each other, just as in the Messiah God has also forgiven you.

So imitate God, as his dear children;

and live a life of love, just as also the Messiah loved us, indeed, on our behalf gave himself up as an offering, as a slaughtered sacrifice to God with a pleasing fragrance.

Among you there should not even be mentioned sexual immorality, or any kind of impurity, or greed; these are utterly inappropriate for God’s holy people.

Also out of place are obscenity and stupid talk or coarse language; instead, you should be giving thanks.

For of this you can be sure: every sexually immoral, impure or greedy person — that is, every idol-worshipper — has no share in the Kingdom of the Messiah and of God.

Let no one deceive you with empty talk; for it is because of these things that God’s judgment is coming on those who disobey him.

Therefore, pay careful attention to how you conduct your life — live wisely, not unwisely.

Use your time well, for these are evil days.

So don’t be foolish, but try to understand what the will of the Lord is.

Don’t get drunk with wine, because it makes you lose control. Instead, keep on being filled with the Spirit —

sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs to each other; sing to the Lord and make music in your heart to him;

always give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.

Submit to one another in fear of the Messiah.

Finally, grow powerful in union with the Lord, in union with his mighty strength!

Use all the armor and weaponry that God provides, so that you will be able to stand against the deceptive tactics of the Adversary.

So take up every piece of war equipment God provides; so that when the evil day comes, you will be able to resist; and when the battle is won, you will still be standing.

Therefore, stand! Have the belt of truth buckled around your waist, put on righteousness for a breastplate,

and wear on your feet the readiness that comes from the Good News of shalom.

Always carry the shield of trust, with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the Evil One.

And take the helmet of deliverance; along with the sword given by the Spirit, that is, the Word of God;

as you pray at all times, with all kinds of prayers and requests, in the Spirit, vigilantly and persistently, for all God’s people.

Only conduct your lives in a way worthy of the Good News of the Messiah; so that whether I come and see you or I hear about you from a distance, you stand firm, united in spirit, fighting with one accord for the faith of the Good News,

not frightened by anything the opposition does. This will be for them an indication that they are headed for destruction and you for deliverance. And this is from God;