Bible verses about "masturbation" | Murdock

Romans 13:14

14 But clothe yourselves with our Lord Jesus Messiah: and be not thoughtful about your flesh, for the indulgence of appetites.

Romans 6:13

13 And also give not up your members as instruments of evil unto sin, but give up yourselves to God, as those who have been resuscitated from the dead; and let your members be instruments for the righteousness of God.

1 Corinthians 9:27

27 but I subdue my body, and reduce it to servitude; lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a reprobate.

1 Corinthians 7:3-5

3 And let the man render to his wife the kindness which is due; and so also the woman to her husband. 4 The woman is not the sovereign over her body, but her husband: so also the man is not the sovereign over his body, but the wife. 5 Therefore, deprive not one another, except when ye both consent, at the time ye devote yourselves to fasting and prayer; and return again to the same disposition, that Satan tempt you not because of the concupiscence of your body.

James 1:13-14

13 Let no one when he is tempted, say, I am tempted of God: for God is not tempted with evils, nor doth he tempt any man. 14 But every man is tempted by his own lust; and he lusteth, and is drawn away.

Colossians 3:5

5 Mortify therefore your members that are on the earth; whoredom, impurity, and the passions, and evil concupiscence, and avarice which is idolatry.

Matthew 5:28

28 But I say to you, That whoever gazeth on a woman with concupiscence, at once committeth adultery with her in his heart.

Galatians 5:19-21

19 For the works of the flesh are known, which are whoredom, impurity, lasciviousness, 20 idol-worship, magic, malice, contention, rivalry, wrath, strife, divisions, discords, 21 envy, murder, drunkenness, revelling, and all the like things. And they who perpetrate these things, as I have before told you, and also now tell you, do not inherit the kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 6:18

18 Flee whoredom. For every other sin which a man committeth, is external to his body; but he that committeth whoredom, sinneth against his own body.

James 1:14-15

14 But every man is tempted by his own lust; and he lusteth, and is drawn away. 15 And this his lust conceiveth, and bringeth forth sin; and sin, when mature, bringeth forth death.

1 Peter 2:11

11 My beloved, I entreat you as strangers and pilgrims, separate yourselves from all lusts of the body; for they war against the soul.

1 Thessalonians 4:3-5

3 For this is the pleasure of God, your sanctification; and that ye be separated from all whoredom; 4 and that each one of you might know how to possess his vessel, in sanctity and in honor; 5 and not in the concupiscence of lust, like the rest of the Gentiles who know not God:

1 Corinthians 10:13

13 No trial cometh on you, but what pertaineth to men: and God is faithful, who will not permit you to be tried beyond your ability, but will make an issue to your trial, that ye may be able to sustain it.

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