1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of the mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.
Bible verses about "self-control" | Whiston
Romans 12:1-2
Titus 2:11-14
11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation, hath appeared to all men:
12 Teaching us, that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Titus 1:8
8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, without passion;
1 Peter 5:8
8 Be sober, be vigilant; Your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour.
Titus 2:12
12 Teaching us, that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;
1 Peter 4:7
7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
1 Corinthians 9:27
27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means when I have preached to others, I my self should be a castaway.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
24 Know ye not that they who run in a race, run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run that ye may obtain.
25 And every one that striveth for the mastery, is temperate in all things: Now, they [do it] to obtain a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly: so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means when I have preached to others, I my self should be a castaway.
2 Peter 1:5-7
2 Timothy 1:7
7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Galatians 5:22-23
1 Corinthians 10:13
13 There hath no temptation taken you, but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not leave you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].