Bible Verses About Moral Struggle

Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

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

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

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.

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.

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;)

Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

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

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.

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.

But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

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

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

But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

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

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

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

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart.

(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

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

And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

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