Immorality
So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. (Colossians 3:5, NLT2)
God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor–not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways. (1 Thessalonians 4:3-5, NLT2)
We must not engage in sexual immorality. (1 Corinthians 10:8, NLT2)
When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures. (Galatians 5:19, NLT2)
Let there be no sexual immorality among you. (Ephesians 5:3, NLT2)
Lust
But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. (Matthew 5:28, NLT2)
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. (Galatians 5:16, NKJV)
For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world. (1 John 2:16, NIV)
Throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. (Ephesians 4:22, NLT2)
Turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God. (Titus 2:12, NLT2)
Denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age. (1 Peter 2:11, NKJV)
Premarital Sex
You can’t say that our bodies were made for sexual immorality. They were made for the Lord, and the Lord cares about our bodies. (1 Corinthians 6:13, NLT2)
Each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. (1 Corinthians 7:2, NIV)
We must not engage in sexual immorality. (1 Corinthians 10:8, NLT2)
Abstain… from sexual immorality. (Acts 15:29, NKJV)
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications. (Matthew 15:19, NASB95)
For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality. (Mark 7:21, NLT2)
When I wrote to you before, I told you not to associate with people who indulge in sexual sin. (1 Corinthians 5:9, NLT2)
Adultery
You have heard the commandment that says, “You must not commit adultery.” But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. So if your eye–even your good eye–causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. (Matthew 5:27-29, NLT2)
You shall not commit adultery. (Exodus 20:14, NASB95)
You shall not commit adultery. (Deuteronomy 5:18, NKJV)
A man who divorces his wife, unless she has been unfaithful, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman also commits adultery. (Matthew 5:32, NLT2)
Whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery–unless his wife has been unfaithful. (Matthew 19:9, NLT2)
You shall not commit adultery. (Matthew 19:18, NKJV)
Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her; and if she herself divorces her husband and marries another man, she is committing adultery. (Mark 10:11-12, NASB95)
You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery. (Mark 10:19, NKJV)
Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. (Luke 16:18, NIV)
You say it is wrong to commit adultery, but do you commit adultery? (Romans 2:22, NLT2)
When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures. (Galatians 5:19, NLT2)
They commit adultery with their eyes, and their desire for sin is never satisfied. They lure unstable people into sin, and they are well trained in greed. They live under God’s curse. (2 Peter 2:14, NLT2)
Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery. (Hebrews 13:4, NLT2)
Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned? Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched? So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no-one who touches her will go unpunished. (Proverbs 6:27-29, NIV)
Sleeping with another man’s wife will cost you your life. (Proverbs 6:26, NLT2)
Drink water from your own well–share your love only with your wife. Why spill the water of your springs in the streets, having sex with just anyone? You should reserve it for yourselves. Never share it with strangers. Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you. Rejoice in the wife of your youth. She is a loving deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts satisfy you always. May you always be captivated by her love. Why be captivated, my son, by an immoral woman, or fondle the breasts of a promiscuous woman? (Proverbs 5:15-20, NLT2)
Because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband. (1 Corinthians 7:2, NLT2)
Pornography
You can’t say that our bodies were made for sexual immorality. They were made for the Lord, and the Lord cares about our bodies. (1 Corinthians 6:13, NLT2)
Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body. Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body. (1 Corinthians 6:18-20, NLT2)
Say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age. (Titus 2:12, NIV)
God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. (1 Thessalonians 4:7, NIV)
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. (1 John 2:16, NASB95)
Homosexuality
Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin. (Leviticus 18:22, NLT2)
If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. (Leviticus 20:13, NIV)
God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved. (Romans 1:26-27, NLT2)
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Corinthians 6:9, NIV)
Immodesty
I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes. For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do. (1 Timothy 2:9-10, NLT2)
Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God. (1 Peter 3:3-4, NLT2)
Purity
Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. (James 4:8, NIV)
Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love, and peace. Enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts. (2 Timothy 2:22, NLT2)
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. (Galatians 5:24, NIV)
Let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. (Galatians 5:16, NLT2)
Consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus. (Romans 6:11, NLT2)
Keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls. (1 Peter 2:11, NLT2)
Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. (Hebrews 13:4, NLT2)
You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart. (1 Peter 1:22, NLT2)
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. (Philippians 4:8, NLT2)
God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. (1 Thessalonians 4:7, NIV)
You can’t say that our bodies were made for sexual immorality. They were made for the Lord, and the Lord cares about our bodies. (1 Corinthians 6:13, NLT2)
Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body. Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body. (1 Corinthians 6:18-20, NLT2)
I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes. For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do. (1 Timothy 2:9-10, NLT2)
For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God, while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed. (Titus 2:11-13, NLT2)
God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor–not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways. (1 Thessalonians 4:3-5, NLT2)
Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live. (Romans 8:12-13, NLT2)