Ephesians 4:17-21

The New Life

17Now this I say and atestify in the Lord, bthat you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, cin the futility of their minds. 18They dare darkened in their understanding, ealienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to ftheir hardness of heart. 19They ghave become callous and hhave given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. 20But that is not the way you ilearned Christ!— 21assuming that jyou have heard about him and kwere taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus,

Ephesians 5:5-6

5For you may be sure of this, that leveryone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous ( mthat is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 nLet no one odeceive you with empty words, for because of these things pthe wrath of God comes upon qthe sons of disobedience.

Colossians 1:28

28Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that rwe may present everyone smature in Christ.

Colossians 3:5-8

5 tPut to death therefore uwhat is earthly in you:
Greek  therefore your members that are on the earth
wsexual immorality, impurity, xpassion, evil desire, and covetousness, ywhich is idolatry.
6 zOn account of these the wrath of God is coming.
Some manuscripts add upon the sons of disobedience
7 abIn these you too once walked, when you were living in them. 8But now acyou must put them all away: adanger, wrath, malice, aeslander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

1 Thessalonians 4:6-8

6that no one transgress and afwrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is agan avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. 7For ahGod has not called us for aiimpurity, but in holiness. 8Therefore ajwhoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, akwho gives his Holy Spirit to you.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

14And we urge you, brothers, admonish althe idle,
Or disorderly, or undisciplined
anencourage the fainthearted, aohelp the weak, apbe patient with them all.

Titus 2:15

15Declare these things; exhort and aqrebuke with all authority. arLet no one disregard you.

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