46 Bible Verses about Respecting Your Body
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Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,
But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.
Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, "The two will become one flesh."
that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
You shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the LORD.
and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty,
having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.
so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one.
Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath.
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 the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.
However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
a hard-faced nation who shall not respect the old or show mercy to the young.
These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.
So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.
In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, 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 woman is the glory of man.
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ,
For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.
knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free.
And the LORD will make you abound in prosperity, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your livestock and in the fruit of your ground, within the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give you.
Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord.
so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, 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."
Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit in their union? And what was the one God seeking? Godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and let none of you be faithless to the wife of your youth.
Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce;
Therefore men fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit."
That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering,
I will turn to you and make you fruitful and multiply you and will confirm my covenant with you.
"So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
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