Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.

Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.

The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.

Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:

In love, hold them in highest regard because of their work. Live in peace with one another.

Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Do to others as you would have them do to you.

As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received: with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.

A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. . . .

to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

“Do not judge, or you will be judged.

Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.