- And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.
- An excellent wife, who can find her?
For her worth is far above jewels. - For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up!
- You are altogether beautiful, my darling,
And there is no blemish on you. - Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.
- Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor.
- Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word.
- And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow in love for one another, and for all people, just as we also do for you.
- In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
- Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not become bitter against them.
- Do not be mismatched with unbelievers; for what do righteousness and lawlessness share together, or what does light have in common with darkness?
- House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers,
But a prudent wife is from the Lord. - Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”
- But because of sexual immoralities, each man is to have his own wife, and each woman is to have her own husband.
- As iron sharpens iron,
So one person sharpens another. - For am I now seeking the favor of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.
- But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
- A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity. - Wives, subject yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body.
- So husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
- A good name is to be more desired than great wealth;
Favor is better than silver and gold. - Nevertheless, as for you individually, each husband is to love his own wife the same as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband.
- You shall not commit murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not give false testimony; Honor your father and mother; and You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. And let’s consider how to encourage one another in love and good deeds, not abandoning our own meeting together, as is the habit of some people, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.Next verse!With image