Bible Verses About Spiritual Discipline

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

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

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.

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

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee.

Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:

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.

For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

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.

Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:

Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord your God.

Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

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

That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.

My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.

For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

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;

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

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.