Self-Control and Temperance

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Temperance listed as a fruit of the Spirit.

Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Temperance listed as a fruit of the Spirit.

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

Every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate; Paul keeps under his body and brings it into subjection.

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

Every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate; Paul keeps under his body and brings it into subjection.

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

Every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate; Paul keeps under his body and brings it into subjection.

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

Add to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience.

And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

Add to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience.

And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

Add to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience.

He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

The grace of God teacheth us to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world.

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

The grace of God teacheth us to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world.

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walketh about as a roaring lion.

But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

A bishop must be sober, just, holy, temperate.

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

Let us watch and be sober; putting on the breastplate of faith and love.

For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

Let us watch and be sober; putting on the breastplate of faith and love.

But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

Let us watch and be sober; putting on the breastplate of faith and love.

And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

Paul reasoning with Felix of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come.