Don't let evil defeat you, but defeat evil by doing good.

The Lord will protect you from every danger. The Lord will protect your soul.
The Lord will protect you as you come and go. He will protect both now and forever!

Wear the full armor of God. Wear God's armor so that you can fight against the devil's clever tricks.

Brothers and sisters, I want you to be very careful of those who cause arguments and hurt people's faith by teaching things that are against what you learned. Stay away from them.

Our fight is not against people on earth. We are fighting against the rulers and authorities and the powers of this world's darkness. We are fighting against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly places.

To respect the Lord means to hate evil. I hate pride and boasting, evil lives and hurtful words.

And Jesus said, "The things that make people wrong are the things that come from the inside.
All these bad things begin inside a person, in the mind: bad thoughts, sexual sins, stealing, murder,
adultery, greed, doing bad things to people, lying, doing things that are morally wrong, jealousy, insulting people, proud talking, and foolish living.
These evil things come from inside a person. And these are the things that make people unacceptable to God."

Your love must be real. Hate what is evil. Do only what is good.

"When you are angry, don't let that anger make you sin," and don't stay angry all day.
Don't give the devil a way to defeat you.

It is true that you planned to do something bad to me. But really, God was planning good things. God's plan was to use me to save the lives of many people. And that is what happened.

But test everything. Keep what is good,
and stay away from everything that is evil.

Be sure that no one pays back wrong for wrong. But always try to do what is good for each other and for all people.

Don't trust in your own wisdom, but fear and respect the Lord and stay away from evil.
If you do this, it will be like a refreshing drink and medicine for your body.

Hate evil, you who love the Lord. He protects his followers and saves them from evil people.

Hatred causes arguments, but love overlooks all wrongs.

"I am not asking you to take them out of the world. But I am asking that you keep them safe from the Evil One.

"Wash yourselves and make yourselves clean. Stop doing the evil things I see you do. Stop doing wrong.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not defeated it.

"This is what the Lord All-Powerful said: 'You must do what is right and fair. You must be kind and show mercy to each other.
Don't hurt widows and orphans, strangers, or poor people. Don't even think of doing bad things to each other!'"

Stop doing anything evil, and do good. Look for peace, and do all you can to help people live peacefully.

But if we confess our sins, God will forgive us. We can trust God to do this. He always does what is right. He will make us clean from all the wrong things we have done.

Guide me, as you promised. Don't let evil rule over me.

So get rid of everything evil in your lives every kind of wrong you do. Be humble and accept God's teaching that is planted in your hearts. This teaching can save you.

The Lord will save me when anyone tries to hurt me. He will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. Glory forever and ever be the Lord's. Amen.

Don't let us be tempted, but save us from the Evil One. '