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Romans 13:13

Bible in Basic English 1965

With right behaviour as in the day; not in pleasure-making and drinking, not in bad company and unclean behaviour, not in fighting and envy.

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Do not be among those who give themselves to wine-drinking, or among those who make themselves full with meat:

They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.

Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day.

But give attention to yourselves, for fear that your hearts become over-full of the pleasures of food and wine, and the cares of this life, and that day may come on you suddenly, and take you as in a net:

For these men are not overcome with wine, as it seems to you, for it is only the third hour of the day;

Because you are still in the flesh: for when there is envy and division among you, are you not still walking after the way of the flesh, even as natural men?

Now the works of the flesh are clear, which are these: evil desire, unclean things, wrong use of the senses,

Envy, uncontrolled drinking and feasting, and such things: of which I give you word clearly, even as I did in the past, that they who do such things will have no part in the kingdom of God.

I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,

This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,

Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise;

And do not take overmuch wine by which one may be overcome, but be full of the Spirit;

For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light

Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;

Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;

Living uprightly in the approval of the Lord, giving fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods;

So that your lives might be pleasing to God, who has given you a part in his kingdom and his glory.

That you may be respected by those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

Or does it seem to you that it is for nothing that the holy Writings say, The spirit which God put into our hearts has a strong desire for us?

He who says that he is living in him, will do as he did.

It gave me great joy to see some of your children walking in the true way, even as we were ordered to do by the Father.

And to some give salvation, pulling them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear, hating even the clothing which is made unclean by the flesh.




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