(for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),
No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.
Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another.
Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.
If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,
Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.
Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!”
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