37 Bible Verses about Respecting Your Body
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Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.
Or do you not know that he who joins himself to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, "The two shall become one flesh."
that each one of you know how to take his own spouse for himself in holiness and honor,
and those parts of the body which we think less honorable we treat with the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty,
and keep a clear conscience, so that, when you are abused, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.
so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anyone.
Therefore let no one judge you in questions of food or drink or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day.
Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.
Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?
But if Christ is in you, although your body is dead because of sin, your spirit is alive because of righteousness.
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; outdo one another in showing honor.
However, each one of you must also love his wife as himself, and the wife must see that she respects her husband.
Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
These indeed have an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and self-abasement and severe treatment of the body, but they are of no value against fleshly indulgence.
Therefore, brethren, we are debtorsnot to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.
So husbands ought also to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
But if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
For bodily training is of some value, but godliness is of value in all things, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.
For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into him, who is the head, into Christ,
Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ;
For he who does wrong will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.
knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free.
Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord.
so that you will live a life worthy of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.
The second is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."
If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
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