Phili 3:18-19, 1Th 4:3-8, 5:14 | ESV | STEP | For many , of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears , walk as enemies of the cross of Christ .

Philippians 3:18-19

18 For ^amany, of whom I have often told you and now tell you ^beven with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 ^cTheir end is destruction, ^dtheir god is their belly, and ^ethey glory in their shame, with ^fminds set on earthly things.

1 Thessalonians 4:3-8

3 For this is the will of God, ^gyour sanctification: ^{▼▼Or your holiness} ⁱthat you abstain from sexual immorality; 4 that each one of you know how to control his own ^jbody ^{▼▼Or how to take a wife for himself; Greek how to possess his own vessel} in holiness and ^lhonor, 5 not in ^mthe passion of lust ⁿlike the Gentiles ^owho do not know God; 6 that no one transgress and ^pwrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is ^qan avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. 7 For ^rGod has not called us for ^simpurity, but in holiness. 8 Therefore ^twhoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, ^uwho gives his Holy Spirit to you.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

14 And we urge you, brothers, admonish ^vthe idle, ^{▼▼Or disorderly, or undisciplined} ^xencourage the fainthearted, ^yhelp the weak, ^zbe patient with them all.