You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, this person does not belong to him.

Later David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. David took Metheg Ammah from the Philistines.

David defeated King Hadadezer son of Rehob of Zobah when he came to reestablish his authority over the Euphrates River.

David defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah as far as Hamath, when he went to extend his authority to the Euphrates River.

But Haman restrained himself and went on to his home. He then sent for his friends to join him, along with his wife Zeresh.

Do you know how God commands them, how he makes lightning flash in his storm cloud?

So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober.

We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

Who knows if he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will be master over all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so wisely on earth! This also is futile!

For those who live according to the flesh have their outlook shaped by the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit have their outlook shaped by the things of the Spirit.

for you are still influenced by the flesh. For since there is still jealousy and dissension among you, are you not influenced by the flesh and behaving like unregenerate people?

For twelve years they had served Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,

They say, “Let’s tear off the shackles they’ve put on us! Let’s free ourselves from their ropes!”

Direct my steps by your word! Do not let any sin dominate me!

O Lord, place a guard on my mouth! Protect the opening of my lips!

because you neglected all my advice, and did not comply with my rebuke,

Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,

For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.

The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh and there they set up the tent of meeting. Though they had subdued the land,