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Ephesians 5:33

Ephesians 5:33 (AMP)
However, let each man of you [without exception] love his wife as [being in a sense] his very own self; and let the wife see that she respects and reverences her husband [that she notices him, regards him, honors him, prefers him, venerates, and esteems him; and that she defers to him, praises him, and loves and admires him exceedingly]. [I Pet. 3:2.]

1 Thessalonians 4:1-9

1 Thessalonians 4:1-9 (NIV84)
Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.

honor God with your body

1 Thessalonians 4:1-9 (NIV84)
Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.

the responsibility of the saints

Romans 12:1-2 (NIV84)
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God–this is your spiritual act of worship.

Romans 12:9-21 (NIV84)
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.

walkbesidedness

2 Corinthians 1:3 (NIV84)
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,

Matthew 11:29

Matthew 11:29 (MSG)
Walk with me and work with me-watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you.

Proverbs 31:26-31

Proverbs 31:26-31 (ESV)
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.

a great wife

Proverbs 31:26 (ESV)
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.

Psalm 57:1

Psalm 57:1 (ESV)
Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.

Psalm 57:2

Psalm 57:2 (ESV)
I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.

Psalm 57:3

Psalm 57:3 (ESV)
He will send from heaven and save me; he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!

Psalm 57:4

Psalm 57:4 (ESV)
My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down amid fiery beasts— the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

Psalm 57:5

Psalm 57:5 (ESV)
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!

Psalm 57:6

Psalm 57:6 (ESV)
They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down. They dug a pit in my way, but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah

Psalm 57:7

Psalm 57:7 (ESV)
My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody!

Psalm 57:8

Psalm 57:8 (ESV)
Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn!

Psalm 57:9

Psalm 57:9 (ESV)
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.

Psalm 57:10

Psalm 57:10 (ESV)
For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.

Psalm 57:11

Psalm 57:11 (ESV)
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!

Philippians 3:6

Philippians 3:6 (MSG)
a fiery defender of the purity of my religion, even to the point of persecuting Christians; a meticulous observer of everything set down in God's law Book.

Philippians 3:7

Philippians 3:7 (MSG)
The very credentials these people are waving around as something special, I'm tearing up and throwing out with the trash—along with everything else I used to take credit for. And why? Because of Christ. Yes, all the things I once thought were so important are gone from my life. Compared to the high privilege of knowing Christ Jesus as my Master, firsthand, everything I once thought I had going for me is insignificant—dog dung. I've dumped it all in the trash so that I could embrace Christ and be embraced by him. I didn't want some petty, inferior brand of righteousness that comes from keeping a list of rules when I could get the robust kind that comes from trusting Christ—God's righteousness.

Philippians 3:8

Philippians 3:8 (MSG)
Yes, all the things I once thought were so important are gone from my life. Compared to the high privilege of knowing Christ Jesus as my Master, firsthand, everything I once thought I had going for me is insignificant-dog dung. I've dumped it all in the trash so that I could embrace Christ

Philippians 3:9

Philippians 3:9 (MSG)
and be embraced by him. I didn't want some petty, inferior brand of righteousness that comes from keeping a list of rules when I could get the robust kind that comes from trusting Christ-God's righteousness.

Philippians 3:10

Philippians 3:10 (MSG)
I gave up all that inferior stuff so I could know Christ personally, experience his resurrection power, be a partner in his suffering, and go all the way with him to death itself. If there was any way to get in on the resurrection from the dead, I wanted to do it.

Philippians 3:11

Philippians 3:11 (MSG)
If there was any way to get in on the resurrection from the dead, I wanted to do it.