Exhortation Husbands

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

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

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

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

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. — read the full passage →

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?

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

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

We love him, because he first loved us.

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, — read the full passage →

Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →

For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,

For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. — read the full passage →

But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.

Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us.

I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. — read the full passage →

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. — read the full passage →

Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, — read the full passage →

Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. — read the full passage →

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. — read the full passage →

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

And they remembered his words, — read the full passage →

And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.

And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.

And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. — read the full passage →

And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. — read the full passage →

And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; — read the full passage →

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.

And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, — read the full passage →

Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.

And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, — read the full passage →

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.

And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? — read the full passage →

For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.

And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.

And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, — read the full passage →

And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. — read the full passage →

But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.

And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.