Bible Verses About Inner Conflict

But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?

For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?

But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?

Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Behold, O Lord; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: