Romans 13:13 Cross References
Romans 13:13
13: We should be decent and true in everything we do, so that everyone can approve of our behavior. Don't participate in wild parties and getting drunk, or in adultery and immoral living, or in fighting and jealousy.
Galatians 5:21
- envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other kinds of sin. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:12
- As a result, people who are not Christians will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others to meet your financial needs.
Luke 21:34
- "Watch out! Don't let me find you living in careless ease and drunkenness, and filled with the worries of this life. Don't let that day catch you unaware,
1 Thessalonians 4:3
- God wants you to be holy, so you should keep clear of all sexual sin.
- Then each of you will control your body and live in holiness and honor--
- not in lustful passion as the pagans do, in their ignorance of God and his ways.
Ephesians 5:18
- Don't be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, let the Holy Spirit fill and control you.
1 Peter 4:3
- You have had enough in the past of the evil things that godless people enjoy--their immorality and lust, their feasting and drunkenness and wild parties, and their terrible worship of idols.
- Of course, your former friends are very surprised when you no longer join them in the wicked things they do, and they say evil things about you.
- But just remember that they will have to face God, who will judge everyone, both the living and the dead.
1 Peter 2:1
- So get rid of all malicious behavior and deceit. Don't just pretend to be good! Be done with hypocrisy and jealousy and backstabbing.
- You must crave pure spiritual milk so that you can grow into the fullness of your salvation. Cry out for this nourishment as a baby cries for milk,
2 Peter 2:18
- They brag about themselves with empty, foolish boasting. With lustful desire as their bait, they lure back into sin those who have just escaped from such wicked living.
- They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves to sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you.
- And when people escape from the wicked ways of the world by learning about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and then get tangled up with sin and become its slave again, they are worse off than before.
1 John 2:6
- Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Christ did.
James 4:5
- What do you think the Scriptures mean when they say that the Holy Spirit, whom God has placed within us, jealously longs for us to be faithful?
Amos 6:4
- How terrible it will be for you who sprawl on ivory beds surrounded with luxury, eating the meat of tender lambs and choice calves.
- You sing idle songs to the sound of the harp, and you fancy yourselves to be great musicians, as King David was.
- You drink wine by the bowlful, and you perfume yourselves with exotic fragrances, caring nothing at all that your nation is going to ruin.
Galatians 5:25
- If we are living now by the Holy Spirit, let us follow the Holy Spirit's leading in every part of our lives.
- Let us not become conceited, or irritate one another, or be jealous of one another.
Luke 16:19
- Jesus said, "There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed and who lived each day in luxury.
2 John 1:4
- How happy I was to meet some of your children and find them living in the truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father.
Isaiah 22:12
- The Lord, the LORD Almighty, called you to weep and mourn. He told you to shave your heads in sorrow for your sins and to wear clothes of sackcloth to show your remorse.
- But instead, you dance and play; you slaughter sacrificial animals, feast on meat, and drink wine. "Let's eat, drink, and be merry," you say. "What's the difference, for tomorrow we die."
Luke 1:6
- Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God's eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord's commandments and regulations.
Philippians 3:16
- But we must be sure to obey the truth we have learned already.
- Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who follow our example.
- For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ.
- Their future is eternal destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and all they think about is this life here on earth.
- But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior.
Ephesians 4:1
- Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.
Acts 2:15
- Some of you are saying these people are drunk. It isn't true! It's much too early for that. People don't get drunk by nine o'clock in the morning.
Philippians 4:8
- And now, dear brothers and sisters, let me say one more thing as I close this letter. Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
- Keep putting into practice all you learned from me and heard from me and saw me doing, and the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 2:3
- Don't be selfish; don't live to make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself.
Colossians 1:10
- Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and you will continually do good, kind things for others. All the while, you will learn to know God better and better.
Isaiah 28:7
- Now, however, Israel is being led by drunks! The priests and prophets reel and stagger from beer and wine. They make stupid mistakes as they carry out their responsibilities.
- Their tables are covered with vomit; filth is everywhere.
James 3:14
- But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your hearts, don't brag about being wise. That is the worst kind of lie.
- For jealousy and selfishness are not God's kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and motivated by the Devil.
- For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and every kind of evil.
Ephesians 5:15
- So be careful how you live, not as fools but as those who are wise.
Matthew 24:48
- But if the servant is evil and thinks, 'My master won't be back for a while,'
- and begins oppressing the other servants, partying, and getting drunk--
- well, the master will return unannounced and unexpected.
- He will tear the servant apart and banish him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
2 Peter 2:13
- Their destruction is their reward for the harm they have done. They love to indulge in evil pleasures in broad daylight. They are a disgrace and a stain among you. They revel in deceitfulness while they feast with you.
- They commit adultery with their eyes, and their lust is never satisfied. They make a game of luring unstable people into sin. They train themselves to be greedy; they are doomed and cursed.
Ephesians 4:17
- With the Lord's authority let me say this: Live no longer as the ungodly do, for they are hopelessly confused.
Proverbs 23:20
- Do not carouse with drunkards and gluttons,
Ephesians 5:2
- Live a life filled with love for others, following the example of Christ, who loved you and gave himself as a sacrifice to take away your sins. And God was pleased, because that sacrifice was like sweet perfume to him.
- Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God's people.
- Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes--these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.
- You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is really an idolater who worships the things of this world.
1 Thessalonians 2:12
- We pleaded with you, encouraged you, and urged you to live your lives in a way that God would consider worthy. For he called you into his Kingdom to share his glory.
Colossians 3:5
- So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual sin, impurity, lust, and shameful desires. Don't be greedy for the good things of this life, for that is idolatry.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
- Keep on praying.
Jude 1:23
- Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. There are still others to whom you need to show mercy, but be careful that you aren't contaminated by their sins.
1 Peter 2:11
- Dear brothers and sisters, you are foreigners and aliens here. So I warn you to keep away from evil desires because they fight against your very souls.
- Be careful how you live among your unbelieving neighbors. Even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will believe and give honor to God when he comes to judge the world.
Galatians 5:19
- When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, your lives will produce these evil results: sexual immorality, impure thoughts, eagerness for lustful pleasure,
Galatians 5:15
- But if instead of showing love among yourselves you are always biting and devouring one another, watch out! Beware of destroying one another.
- So I advise you to live according to your new life in the Holy Spirit. Then you won't be doing what your sinful nature craves.
Luke 17:27
- In those days before the flood, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came to destroy them all.
- "And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their daily business--eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and building--
Ephesians 5:8
- For though your hearts were once full of darkness, now you are full of light from the Lord, and your behavior should show it!
1 Corinthians 6:9
- Don't you know that those who do wrong will have no share in the Kingdom of God? Don't fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, who are idol worshipers, adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexuals,
- thieves, greedy people, drunkards, abusers, and swindlers--none of these will have a share in the Kingdom of God.
Philippians 1:27
- But whatever happens to me, you must live in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ, as citizens of heaven. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing side by side, fighting together for the Good News.