Care For Your Body

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.

And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.

Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? — read the full passage →

For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office:

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:

Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing shall I be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.

it is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof.

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church;

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.

The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. — read the full passage →

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

and he said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his eyes, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which I have put upon the Egyptians: for I am Jehovah that healeth thee.

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?

The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in dry places, and make strong thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

Is any among you sick? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

who shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation, that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working whereby he is able even to subject all things unto himself.

And I know such a man (whether in the body, or apart from the body, I know not; God knoweth),

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

that there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.

Let a man so account of us, as of ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. — read the full passage →

And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?

The righteous cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him? — read the full passage →

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;

Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbor’s good.

All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.

Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil: — read the full passage →

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen. — read the full passage →

But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

Nay, already it is altogether a defect in you, that ye have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather take wrong? why not rather be defrauded?

for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

yea, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight. — read the full passage →

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them; and I will reveal unto them abundance of peace and truth.

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.

And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.