Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for that food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give to you: for him has God the Father sealed.
In which in time past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience:
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
For we ourselves also were at one time foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
And they returned to Joshua, and said to him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and strike Ai; and do not make all the people to labor there; for they are but few.
And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an example to those who afterwards would live ungodly;