Bible verses about "perversity" | MSTC

³¹ And they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved and thy household."

¹ Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting: ² and as newborn babes desire that reasonable milk which is without corruption, that ye may be grown therein. ³ If so be that ye have tasted how pleasant the Lord is, ⁴ to whom ye come as unto a living stone, disallowed of men, but chosen of God and precious: ⁵ and ye, as living stones, are made a spiritual house, and a holy priesthood, for to offer up spiritual sacrifice, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. ⁶ Wherefore it is contained in the scripture, "Behold, I put in Zion a head cornerstone, elect and precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be ashamed." ⁷ Unto you therefore which believe is he precious: but unto them which believe not, the stone which the builders refused, the same is made the headstone in the corner ⁸ and a stone to stumble at, and a rock to offend them which stumble at the word, and believe not that whereon they were set. ⁹ But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and a peculiar people, that ye should show the virtues of him that called you out of darkness into his marvelous light, ¹⁰ which in time past were not a people, yet are now the people of God, which were not under mercy: but now have obtained mercy. ¹¹ Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers, and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which fight against the soul, ¹² and see that ye have honest conversation among the gentiles, that they which backbite you as evil doers, may see your good works and praise God in the day of visitation. ¹³ Submit yourselves unto all manner ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether it be unto the King as unto the chief head; ¹⁴ other unto rulers, as unto them that are sent of him, for the punishment of evil doers: but for the laud of them that well do. ¹⁵ For so is the will of God, that ye put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men: ¹⁶ as free, and not as having the liberty for a cloak of maliciousness: but even as the servants of God. ¹⁷ See that ye honour all men. Love brotherly fellowship, fear God, and honour the King. ¹⁸ Servants obey your masters with all fear, not only if they be good and courteous: but also though they be froward. ¹⁹ For it is thankworthy if a man, for conscience toward God, endure grief, suffering wrongfully. ²⁰ For what praise is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye take it patiently? But and if when ye do well, ye suffer wrong and take it patiently, then is there thanks with God. ²¹ For hereunto verily were ye called, for Christ also suffered for us: leaving us an example that ye should follow his steps, ²² which did no sin, neither was there guile found in his mouth: ²³ which when he was reviled, reviled not again: when he suffered, he threatened not: but committed the cause to him that judgeth righteously, ²⁴ which his own self bare our sins in his body on the tree, that we should be delivered from sin and should live in righteousness. By whose stripes ye were healed. ²⁵ For ye were as sheep going astray: but are now returned unto the shepherd, and bishop of your souls.

²⁶ For if we sin willingly after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins: ²⁷ but a fearful looking for judgment, and violent fire, which shall devour the adversaries.

² For in many things we sin all. If a man sin not in word, the same is a perfect man and able to tame all the body.

⁹ Do ye not remember how that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived. For neither fornicators, neither worshippers of images, neither whoremongers, neither weaklings, neither abusers of themselves with mankind,

⁴ For there are certain craftily crept in, of which it was written aforetime unto such judgement. They are ungodly, and turn the grace of our Lord God unto wantonness; And deny God the only Lord, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye should sin not: if, though, any man sin, yet we have an Advocate with the father, even Jesus Christ, which is righteous. ² And he it is that obtaineth grace for our sins; and not for our sins only, but also for the sins of all the world. ³ And hereby we are sure that we know him: if we keep his commandments. ⁴ He that saith, "I know him," and yet keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the verity is not in him. ⁵ He that keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfect, indeed. And hereby know we that we are in him. ⁶ He that saith he bideth in him, ought to walk even as he walked. ⁷ Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you: but an old commandment which ye had at the beginning. For an old commandment is the word which ye heard from the beginning. ⁸ Again, a new commandment I write unto you, a thing which is true in him, and also in you: for the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. ⁹ He that saith how that he is in the light, and yet hateth his brother, is in darkness even until this time. ¹⁰ He that loveth his brother, abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of offending in him. ¹¹ And he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness; and knoweth not whither he goeth, for darkness hath blinded his eyes. ¹² Babes, I write unto you how that your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake. ¹³ I write unto you fathers, how that ye have known him that was from the beginning. I write unto you young men, how that ye have overcome the wicked. I write unto you young children, how that ye know the father. ¹⁴ I write unto you fathers, how that ye have known him that was from the beginning. I write unto you young men, how that ye be strong; and the word of God dwelleth in you, that ye have overcome the wicked. ¹⁵ See that ye love not the world, nor the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the father is not in him. ¹⁶ For all that is in the world — as the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of goods — are not of the father: but of the world. ¹⁷ And the world vanisheth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God, abideth ever. ¹⁸ Little children it is now the last time, and as ye have heard how that antichrist shall come: even now are there many antichrists come already, whereby we know that it is the last time. ¹⁹ They went out of us, but they were not of us. For if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us. But that fortuned, that it might appear that they were not of us. ²⁰ But ye have an ointment of the holy ghost, and ye know all things. ²¹ I wrote not unto you, as though ye knew not the truth: but as unto them them that know it, and know also how that no lie cometh of truth. ²² Who is a liar, but he that denieth that Jesus is Christ? The same is the antichrist that denieth the father and the son. ²³ Whosoever denieth the son, the same hath not the father. ²⁴ Let therefore abide in you that same which ye heard at the beginning. If that which ye heard at the beginning shall remain in you, then ye also shall continue in the son, and in the father. ²⁵ And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. ²⁶ These things have I written unto you, as concerning them that deceive you. ²⁷ And the anointing which ye have received of him dwelleth in you. And ye need not that any man teach you: but as the anointing teacheth you all things, and is true, and is no lie: and as it taught you, even so bide therein. ²⁸ And now babes, abide in him, that when he shall appear, we may have confidence and not be made ashamed of him at his coming. ²⁹ If ye know that he is righteous, know also that all that work righteousness, are born of him.

²² "'Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind, for that is abomination.

¹⁰ For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that every man may receive the works of his body according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

¹⁴ But every man is tempted, drawn away, and enticed of his own concupiscence. ¹⁵ Then when lust hath conceived, she bringeth forth sin, and sin when it is finished bringeth forth death.