Bible Verses About Commandments

traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

holding a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;

if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;

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

holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.

For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

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

One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.”

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

not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in patience:

and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, 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 God’s word may not be blasphemed.

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

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

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

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

Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,

that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherited the promises.

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,