Bible verses about "teenagers" | WPNT

¹ Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tested by the devil. ² And having fasted forty days and forty nights afterward He was hungry. ³ And coming to Him the tempter said, “Since you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread”. ⁴ But in answer He said, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but by every word coming out of God’s mouth’.” ⁵ Then the devil takes Him into the holy city and sets Him upon the pinnacle of the temple, ⁶ and says to Him, “Since you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written: ‘He will give orders to His angels about you, and they will lift you up on their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone’.” ⁷ Jesus said to him, “It is also written: ‘You shall not test the LORD your God!’” ⁸ Again the devil takes Him to a very high mountain and shows Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. ⁹ And he says to Him, “All these things I will give to you, if You will fall down and worship me.” ¹⁰ Then Jesus says to him: “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written: ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only shall you serve’.” ¹¹ Then the devil leaves Him, and then, angels came and began ministering to Him. ¹² Now hearing that John had been put in prison, Jesus departed into Galilee. ¹³ And leaving Natsareth behind He went and took up residence in Capernaum by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali; ¹⁴ so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet should be fulfilled, namely: ¹⁵ “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations! ¹⁶ The people sitting in darkness saw a great light, and upon those sitting in the place and shadow of death light has dawned.” ¹⁷ From then on Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has come near.” ¹⁸ And walking by the Sea of Galilee He saw two brothers, Simon (the one called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen). ¹⁹ And He says to them, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men”. ²⁰ So leaving the nets immediately they followed Him. ²¹ And going on from there He saw two other brothers, James (the one of Zebedee) and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And He called them. ²² So leaving the boat and their father immediately they followed Him. ²³ Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every illness among the people. ²⁴ So His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were sick—suffering with various diseases and torments, and being demonized and being moonstruck and paralytics—and He healed them. ²⁵ So large crowds followed Him—from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and beyond the Jordan.

⁷ Because God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but of power and of love and of self-control.

⁷ casting all your care upon Him, because He does the caring for you.

¹³ Therefore, having girded up the loins of your mind, staying sober, rest your hope fully upon the grace being brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ — ¹⁴ as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts as in your ignorance, ¹⁵ but just as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your way of life, ¹⁶ because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” ¹⁷ Also, since you invoke as Father the One who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves during the time of your sojourn here in fear, ¹⁸ knowing that it was not with perishable things (silver or gold) that you were redeemed from the futile way of life handed down by your forefathers, ¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a faultless and pure lamb; ²⁰ who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake, ²¹ who through Him are believing into God, who raised Him out from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are into God.

¹³ No testing has overtaken you except what is common to man, and God is competent, who will not allow you to be tested beyond what you can stand, but with the testing will also provide the way out, that you may be able to endure it.

²² Flee the lusts of youth; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. ²³ Refuse foolish and ignorant arguments, knowing that they breed quarrels. ²⁴ Now a slave of the Lord should not quarrel but be gentle towards all, skillful at teaching, forbearing, ²⁵ correcting courteously those who oppose him, in hopes that God may grant them repentance leading to a real knowledge of Truth ²⁶ and that they may retrieve their senses out of the devil’s snare (having been taken captive by him to do his will).

¹² Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.