‘And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.’
—1 Timothy 5:13

‘And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this’
—Ezra 9:13

‘He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.’
—Psalm 103:10

‘Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.’
—2 Timothy 4:17

‘And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lᴏʀᴅ his God.’
—1 Samuel 30:6

‘Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.’
—2 Timothy 4:11

‘Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.’
—Hebrews 13:5

‘Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.’
—Psalm 23:4

‘In all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.’
—Romans 8:37

‘They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.’
—Galatians 5:24

‘Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh’
—Galatians 5:16

‘The works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
‘Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
‘Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
‘But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
‘Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.’
—Galatians 5:19–23