For Christ died for sins once and for all, a good man on behalf of sinners, in order to lead you to God. He was put to death physically, but made alive spiritually,

The night is nearly over, day is almost here. Let us stop doing the things that belong to the dark, and let us take up weapons for fighting in the light.

But take up the weapons of the Lord Jesus Christ, and stop paying attention to your sinful nature and satisfying its desires.

The attitude you should have is the one that Christ Jesus had:

Think of what he went through; how he put up with so much hatred from sinners! So do not let yourselves become discouraged and give up.

Certainly not! We have died to sin---how then can we go on living in it?

For when we die, we are set free from the power of sin.

In the same way you are to think of yourselves as dead, so far as sin is concerned, but living in fellowship with God through Christ Jesus.

so that it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. This life that I live now, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me.

And those who belong to Christ Jesus have put to death their human nature with all its passions and desires.

For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

You must put to death, then, the earthly desires at work in you, such as sexual immorality, indecency, lust, evil passions, and greed (for greed is a form of idolatry).

Wash yourselves clean. Stop all this evil that I see you doing. Yes, stop doing evil

They will burn your houses down and let crowds of women see your punishment. I will make you stop being a prostitute and make you stop giving gifts to your lovers.

For those who receive that rest which God promised will rest from their own work, just as God rested from his.