"Show respect for old people and honor them. Reverently obey me; I am the LORD.

Old people have wisdom, but God has wisdom and power. Old people have insight; God has insight and power to act.

that still bear fruit in old age and are always green and strong.

Long life is the reward of the righteous; gray hair is a glorious crown.

Babies will no longer die in infancy, and all people will live out their life span. Those who live to be a hundred will be considered young. To die before that would be a sign that I had punished them.

Come back to your right senses and stop your sinful ways. I declare to your shame that some of you do not know God.

So then, we should not be sleeping like the others; we should be awake and sober.

But we belong to the day, and we should be sober. We must wear faith and love as a breastplate, and our hope of salvation as a helmet.

A church leader must be without fault; he must have only one wife, be sober, self-controlled, and orderly; he must welcome strangers in his home; he must be able to teach;

Their wives also must be of good character and must not gossip; they must be sober and honest in everything.

So then, have your minds ready for action. Keep alert and set your hope completely on the blessing which will be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.

The end of all things is near. You must be self-controlled and alert, to be able to pray.

Be alert, be on watch! Your enemy, the Devil, roams around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

In all things you yourself must be an example of good behavior. Be sincere and serious in your teaching.

he must be able to manage his own family well and make his children obey him with all respect.

Church helpers must also have a good character and be sincere; they must not drink too much wine or be greedy for money;

Their wives also must be of good character and must not gossip; they must be sober and honest in everything.

In conclusion, my friends, fill your minds with those things that are good and that deserve praise: things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and honorable.

He must be hospitable and love what is good. He must be self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

But as Paul went on discussing about goodness, self-control, and the coming Day of Judgment, Felix was afraid and said, "You may leave now. I will call you again when I get the chance."

Every athlete in training submits to strict discipline, in order to be crowned with a wreath that will not last; but we do it for one that will last forever.

humility, and self-control. There is no law against such things as these.

to your knowledge add self-control; to your self-control add endurance; to your endurance add godliness;

and when they came to Jesus, they saw the man who used to have the mob of demons in him. He was sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were all afraid.

People went out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were all afraid.

And because of God's gracious gift to me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you should. Instead, be modest in your thinking, and judge yourself according to the amount of faith that God has given you.

Are we really insane? It is for God's sake. Or are we sane? Then it is for your sake.

The end of all things is near. You must be self-controlled and alert, to be able to pray.

(SEE 1:12)

The purpose of this order is to arouse the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a genuine faith.