Reference: Temperance
Hastings
1. In the RV 'temperance' is the tr of the Gr. word enkrateia, the root-meaning of which is 'power over oneself,' 'self-mastery.' It is a comprehensive virtue, and on this account 'self-control,' the tr of Revised Version margin, is to be preferred (Ac 24:25; Ga 5:23; 2Pe 1:5). The corresponding adjective is found only in Tit 1:8, and the verb only in 1Co 7:9; 9:25. The negative form of the adjective is translated 'without self-control' (2Ti 3:3), and of the noun 'excess' (Mt 23:25), and 'incontinency' (1Co 7:5). The RV tr another Gr. word (n
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"Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you wash clean the outside of the cup or dish, while within they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
"Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you wash clean the outside of the cup or dish, while within they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
But when he dealt with the subjects of justice, self-control, and the judgement which was soon to come, Felix became alarmed and said, "For the present leave me, and when I can find a convenient opportunity I will send for you."
Do not refuse one another, unless perhaps it is just for a time and by mutual consent, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer and may then associate again; lest the Adversary begin to tempt you because of your deficiency in self-control.
Do not refuse one another, unless perhaps it is just for a time and by mutual consent, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer and may then associate again; lest the Adversary begin to tempt you because of your deficiency in self-control.
If, however, they cannot maintain self-control, by all means let them marry; for marriage is better than the fever of passion.
If, however, they cannot maintain self-control, by all means let them marry; for marriage is better than the fever of passion.
But every competitor in an athletic contest practices abstemiousness in all directions. They indeed do this for the sake of securing a perishable wreath, but we for the sake of securing one that will not perish.
For the cravings of the lower nature are opposed to those of the Spirit, and the cravings of the Spirit are opposed to those of the lower nature; because these are antagonistic to each other, so that you cannot do everything to which you are inclined. But if the Spirit is leading you, you are not subject to Law.
hard drinking, riotous feasting, and the like. And as to these I forewarn you, as I have already forewarned you, that those who are guilty of such things will have no share in the Kingdom of God.
good faith, meekness, self-restraint.
good faith, meekness, self-restraint.
If we are living by the Spirit's power, let our conduct also be governed by the Spirit's power.
as it is grasped by all God's people, of the breadth and length, the height and depth--
Do not over-indulge in wine--a thing in which excess is so easy--
So then let us not sleep, like the rest of the world, but let us keep awake and be sober.
But let us, belonging--as we do--to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.
A minister then must be a man of irreproachable character, true to his one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable to strangers, and with a gift for teaching;
A minister then must be a man of irreproachable character, true to his one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable to strangers, and with a gift for teaching; not a hard drinker nor given to blows; not selfish or quarrelsome or covetous;
not a hard drinker nor given to blows; not selfish or quarrelsome or covetous;
He ought not to be a new convert, for fear he should be blinded with pride and come under the same condemnation as the Devil. It is needful also that he bear a good character with people outside the Church, lest he fall into reproach or a snare of the Devil. read more. Deacons, in the same way, must be men of serious demeanour, not double-tongued, nor addicted to much wine, nor greedy of base gain,
Deacons, in the same way, must be men of serious demeanour, not double-tongued, nor addicted to much wine, nor greedy of base gain,
Deacons, in the same way, must be men of serious demeanour, not double-tongued, nor addicted to much wine, nor greedy of base gain,
Deacons, in the same way, must be men of serious demeanour, not double-tongued, nor addicted to much wine, nor greedy of base gain,
Deaconesses, in the same way, must be sober-minded women, not slanderers, but in every way temperate and trustworthy.
destitute of natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers. They will have no self-control, but will be brutal, opposed to goodness,
but hospitable to strangers, a lover of goodness, sober-minded, upright, saintly, self-controlled;
Exhort aged men to be temperate, grave, sober-minded, robust in their faith, their love and their patience.
seeing that His divine power has given us all things that are needful for life and godliness, through our knowledge of Him who has appealed to us by His own glorious perfections.
along with knowledge, self-control; along with self-control, power of endurance;
If these things exist in you, and continually increase, they prevent your being either idle or unfruitful in advancing towards a full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.