16 But I say, walk habitually in the [Holy] Spirit [seek Him and be responsive to His guidance], and then you will certainly not carry out the desire of the *sinful nature [which responds impulsively without regard for God and His precepts].

13 For you, my brothers, were called to freedom; only do not let your freedom become an opportunity for the *sinful nature (worldliness, selfishness), but through *love serve and seek the best for one another.

1 Brothers, if anyone is caught in any sin, you who are spiritual [that is, you who are responsive to the guidance of the Spirit] are to restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness [not with a sense of superiority or self-righteousness], keeping a watchful eye on yourself, so that you are not tempted as well.

41 Keep actively watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the *body is weak."

13 ‘And do not *lead us into temptation, but deliver us from *evil. *[For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.]’ [Luke 11:2-4]

8 Be sober [well balanced and self-disciplined], be alert and cautious at all times. That enemy of yours, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion [fiercely hungry], seeking someone to devour.

16 For all that is in the world—the lust and sensual craving of the flesh and the lust and longing of the eyes and the boastful pride of life [pretentious confidence in one’s resources or in the stability of earthly things]—these do not come from the Father, but are from the world.

17 The world is passing away, and with it its lusts [the shameful pursuits and ungodly longings]; but the one who does the will of God and carries out His purposes lives forever.

5 So put to death and deprive of power the evil longings of your earthly body [with its sensual, self-centered instincts] immorality, impurity, sinful passion, evil desire, and greed, which is [a kind of] idolatry [because it replaces your devotion to God].

1 "I have made a covenant (agreement) with my eyes;

How then could I gaze [lustfully] at a virgin?

28 Or can a man walk on hot coals

And his feet not be scorched?

26 He craves all the day long [and does no work],

But the righteous [willingly] gives and does not withhold [what he has]. [2 Cor 9:6-10]

5 When you set your eyes on wealth, it is [suddenly] gone.

For wealth certainly makes itself wings

Like an eagle that flies to the heavens.

10 For the love of money [that is, the greedy desire for it and the willingness to gain it unethically] is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves [through and through] with many sorrows.

12 Everything is permissible for me, but not all things are beneficial. Everything is permissible for me, but I will not be enslaved by anything [and brought under its power, allowing it to control me].

2 But because of [the temptation to participate in] sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

13 No temptation [regardless of its source] has overtaken or enticed you that is not common to human experience [nor is any temptation unusual or beyond human resistance]; but God is faithful [to His word—He is compassionate and trustworthy], and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability [to resist], but along with the temptation He [has in the past and is now and] will [always] provide the way out as well, so that you will be able to endure it [without yielding, and will overcome temptation with joy].

1 As the deer pants [longingly] for the water brooks,

So my *soul pants [longingly] for You, O God.

8 Indeed, in the path of Your judgments, O Lord,

We have waited expectantly for You;

Your name, even Your memory, is the desire and deep longing of our souls.

4 For by these He has bestowed on us His precious and magnificent promises [of inexpressible value], so that by them you may escape from the immoral freedom that is in the world because of disreputable desire, and become sharers of the divine nature.

2 You are jealous and covet [what others have] and *your lust goes unfulfilled; so you *murder. You are envious and cannot obtain [the object of your envy]; so you fight and battle. You do not have because you do not ask [it of God]. [1 John 3:15]

13 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God" [for temptation does not originate from God, but from our own flaws]; for God cannot be tempted by [what is] evil, and He Himself tempts no one.

7 What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, if it had not been for the Law, I would not have recognized sin. For I would not have known [for example] about coveting [what belongs to another, and would have had no sense of guilt] if the Law had not [repeatedly] said, "You shall not covet." [Ex 20:17; Deut 5:21]

4 Marriage is to be held in honor among all [that is, regarded as something of great value], and the marriage bed undefiled [by immorality or by any sexual sin]; for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

21 for where your treasure is, there your heart [your wishes, your desires; that on which your life centers] will be also.