"Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to come with me, he must forget himself, carry his cross, and follow me." Matthew 16:24

"Do not pay back evil with evil or cursing with cursing; instead, pay back with a blessing, because a blessing is what God promised to give you when he called you."
1 Peter 3:9

"You have been raised to life with Christ, so set your hearts on the things that are in heaven, where Christ sits on His throne at the right side of God." Colossians 3:1

"In the Lord's name, then, I warn you: do not continue to live like the heathen, whose thoughts are worthless and whose minds are in the dark." Ephesians 17-18a

"But as for you, continue in the truths that you were taught and firmly believe."
2 Timothy 3:14