Topic
The Way We Dress
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In like manner, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefastness and sobriety; not with braided hair, and gold or pearls or costly raiment; — read the full passage →
A woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment; for whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am Jehovah.
In like manner, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefastness and sobriety; not with braided hair, and gold or pearls or costly raiment;
Whoseadorninglet it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel;
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 →
Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; Buta woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.
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.
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.
And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.
but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives; — read the full passage →
It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth.
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Moreover Jehovah said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet; — read the full passage →
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men. — read the full passage →
because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? This he said, making all meats clean. — read the full passage →
And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:
Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come.
Whoseadorninglet it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel; — read the full passage →
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 →
And it shall come to pass in the day of Jehovah’s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king’s sons, and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.
But Jehovah said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for Jehovah seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh on the heart.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →
But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;
And Jehovah God made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins, and clothed them.
And the man called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. — read the full passage →
And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.
Thou shalt not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen together.
And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
but (which becometh women professing godliness) through good works.
But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.
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 →
And Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way; and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. — read the full passage →
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. — read the full passage →
Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden? — read the full passage →
Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
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.
for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.
But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith; and whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?
How long wilt thou speak these things? Andhow longshall the words of thy mouth be like a mighty wind? — read the full passage →
beholding your chaste behaviorcoupledwith fear. — read the full passage →
My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lordof glory, with respect of persons. — read the full passage →
For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:
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;
Look therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness.
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;
abstain from every form of evil.
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.
But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. — read the full passage →
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 →
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.
Asa ring of gold in a swine’s snout, So isa fair woman that is without discretion.
Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →
But all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. — read the full passage →
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born unto them, — read the full passage →
whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;
There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus.
And Jehovah God called unto the man, and said unto him, Where art thou? — read the full passage →
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.
The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power over his own body, but the wife.
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →
The king’s daughter within the palace is all glorious: Her clothing is inwrought with gold. — read the full passage →
And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine: — read the full passage →
Let your forbearance be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment:
But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
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.
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?
Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. — read the full passage →
and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? — read the full passage →
Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely bring them again unto thy brother. — read the full passage →
above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:
For if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, and there come in also a poor man in vile clothing; — read the full passage →
My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lordof glory, with respect of persons. — read the full passage →
I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing. — read the full passage →
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lordof glory, with respect of persons. — read the full passage →
being made manifest that ye are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in tables that are hearts of flesh.
Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves: — read the full passage →
Take the millstones, and grind meal; remove thy veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers. — read the full passage →
And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and attired her head, and looked out at the window.
And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →
not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it; — read the full passage →
Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; — read the full passage →
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