46 Bible Verses about Respecting Your Body
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Don’t you know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,
But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of the woman, and God is the head of Christ.
Don’t you know that anyone joined to a prostitute is one body with her? For Scripture says, The two will become one flesh.
so that each of you knows how to control his own body in sanctification and honor,
You are not to make gashes on your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves; I am Yahweh.
And those parts of the body that we think to be less honorable, we clothe these with greater honor, and our unpresentable parts have a better presentation.
However, do this with gentleness and respect, keeping your conscience clear, so that when you are accused, those who denounce your Christian life will be put to shame.
so that you may walk properly in the presence of outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.
Therefore, don’t let anyone judge you in regard to food and drink or in the matter of a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day.
Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the Emperor.
Don’t you yourselves know that you are God’s sanctuary and that the Spirit of God lives in you?
Now if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor.
To sum up, each one of you is to love his wife as himself, and the wife is to respect her husband.
Therefore, dear friends, since we have such promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, completing our sanctification in the fear of God.
Although these have a reputation of wisdom by promoting ascetic practices, humility, and severe treatment of the body, they are not of any value in curbing self-indulgence.
So then, brothers, we are not obligated to the flesh to live according to the flesh,
In the same way, husbands are to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
for
the training of the body has a limited benefit,
but godliness is beneficial in every way,
since it holds promise for the present life
and also for the life to come.
A man, in fact, should not cover his head, because he is God’s image and glory, but woman is man’s glory.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her
But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into Him who is the head—Christ.
Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ.
For the wrongdoer will be paid back for whatever wrong he has done, and there is no favoritism.
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knowing that whatever good each one does, slave or free, he will receive this back from the Lord.
The Lord will make you prosper abundantly with children, the offspring of your livestock, and your land’s produce in the land the Lord swore to your fathers to give you.
Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy way will be guilty of sin against the body and blood of the Lord.
so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God.
“The second is: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other command greater than these.”
Didn’t the one God make us with a remnant of His life-breath? And what does the One seek? A godly offspring. So watch yourselves carefully, and do not act treacherously against the wife of your youth.
Since we live by the Spirit, we must also follow the Spirit.
Therefore, men fear Him.
He does not look favorably on any who are wise in heart.
Whatever is born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever is born of the Spirit is spirit.
And Abel also presented an offering—some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,
“I will turn to you, make you fruitful and multiply you, and confirm My covenant with you.
Therefore, whatever you want others to do for you, do also the same for them—this is the Law and the Prophets.
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