⁵² And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and ^[a]stature, and in ^(A)favor with God and people.

The Body Is the Lord’s

^12 (A)All things are permitted for me, but not all things are of benefit. All things are permitted for me, but I will not be mastered by anything. ^13 (B)Food is for the stomach and the stomach is for food, however God will ^(C)do away with both ^[a]of them. But the body is not for sexual immorality, but ^(D)for the Lord, and ^(E)the Lord is for the body. ¹⁴ Now God has not only ^(F)raised the Lord, but ^(G)will also raise us up through His power. ^15 (H)Do you not know that ^(I)your bodies are parts of Christ? Shall I then take away the parts of Christ and make them parts of a prostitute? ^[b](J)Far from it! ¹⁶ Or ^(K)do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “^(L)The two shall become one flesh.” ¹⁷ But the one who joins himself to the Lord is ^(M)one spirit with Him. ^18 (N)Flee sexual immorality. Every other sin that a person commits is outside the body, but the ^[c]sexually immoral person sins against his own body. ¹⁹ Or ^(O)do you not know that ^(P)your body is a ^[d]temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from ^[e]God, and that ^(Q)you are not your own? ²⁰ For ^(R)you have been bought for a price: therefore glorify God in ^(S)your body.

²³ Jesus answered and said to him, “^(A)If anyone loves Me, he will ^(B)follow My word; and ^(C)My Father will love him, and We ^(D)will come to him and make Our dwelling with him.

³¹ Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or ^(A)whatever you do, do all things for the glory of God.

⁸ for ^(A)bodily training is just slightly beneficial, but ^(B)godliness is beneficial for all things, since it ^(C)holds promise for the ^(D)present life and also for the life to come.

¹⁰ For we are His workmanship, ^(A)created in ^(B)Christ Jesus for ^(C)good works, which God ^(D)prepared beforehand so that we would ^(E)walk in them.

⁷ having cast all your ^(A)anxiety on Him, because He cares about you.

²² that, in reference to your former way of life, you are to ^(A)rid yourselves of the ^(B)old ^[a]self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the ^(C)lusts of deceit, ²³ and that you are to be ^(D)renewed in the spirit of your minds, ²⁴ and to ^(E)put on the ^(F)new ^[b]self, which ^[c](G)in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

²⁵ Therefore, ^(A)ridding yourselves of falsehood, ^(B)speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, because we are ^(C)parts of one another. ^26 (D)Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, ²⁷ and do not ^(E)give the devil ^[a]an opportunity. ²⁸ The one who steals must no longer steal; but rather ^(F)he must labor, ^(G)producing with his own hands what is good, ^(H)so that he will have something to share with the one who has need. ²⁹ Let no ^[b](I)unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but if there is any good word for ^(J)edification ^[c]according to the need of the moment, say that, so that it will give grace to those who hear. ^30 (K)Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, ^[d]by whom you were ^(L)sealed for the day of redemption. ^31 (M)All bitterness, wrath, anger, ^[e]clamor, and slander must be ^(N)removed from you, along with all ^(O)malice. ^32 (P)Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, ^(Q)just as God in Christ also has forgiven ^[f]you.