"Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?"

"I repeat, let no one think me foolish. But even if you do, accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little."

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."

"But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway."

"Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others."