Quotes About Control

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

Or again, how can anyone enter a strong manís house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

Indeed, no one can enter a strong manís house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.

“I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.

Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.

No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”

If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”

Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”

Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.

Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God.

You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.

An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.

and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.

for manís anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.

When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.

Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,

but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.