39 Bible Verses about Taking Care Of Your Body

who by all his sollicitude can add one moment to his age?

for if a man is incapable of governing his own family, how can he take care of the church of God?

take care therefore, that the light which is in thee do not become darkness.

that every one of you should take care to preserve the dignity of his

consider the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor lay up any stores; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much greater value than they?

I therefore direct you, not to be sollicitous, with regard to life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor with regard to the body, what clothes ye shall wear: Is not life it self a greater gift than food; and the body a greater gift than rayment?

And as for rayment, why should that give you pain? consider the lillies of the field how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin.

therefore make no such sollicitous enquiries, as what shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or how shall we be clothed?

exercise yourself in piety: for those exercises which relate only to the body are of little consequence, but piety is of absolute use, having the promises both of the present life, and of the life that is to come.

"meat is design'd for the belly, and the belly for meat:" true, yet God has design'd both for destruction. now the body is not design'd for licentiousness, but for the glory of the Lord; since the Lord died for the glorification of the body:

no man was ever yet averse to his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as the Lord doth the church:

to exhort you to feed the flock of God, which is among you: to take care of it, voluntarily, without reluctance, not from any view to sordid gain, but out of real affection;

the life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

that there might be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same mutual concern for one another.

but the spiritual body was not first, but the animal; and afterwards the spiritual.

that valuable depositum do you preserve by the holy spirit, which resides in us.

for as there are many members in one and the same body, but all the members have not the same office:

but when they take you. into custody, be not sollicitous, how or what ye shall speak, for at the very instant you shall be inspir'd what to say.

Wherefore (said he to his disciples,) be not sollicitous for your life, what ye shall eat; nor for the body, what ye shall put on.

nay, those parts of the body, which seem to be of the least account, are much more necessary.

but first seek the kingdom of God, and that righteousness which leads to it, and all these things shall be superadded. be not

now if God thus adorns the flower of the field, which thriving to day, is to morrow thrown into the oven, how much more shall he provide for you, if you have any degree of faith?

therefore as we have opportunity, let us do good offices to all men, especially to the family of believers.

if any man divide the temple of God, him shall God destroy: for you, who are the temple of God, are consecrated to him.

so that if one member suffer, they all suffer with it: or if one be honoured, they partake of it.

but did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

but take care that this liberty of yours does not prove a scandal to the weak.

there is the same difference between a married woman and a virgin: the last is religiously concern'd to be holy, both in body and mind: but she that is married is taken up with worldly cares to please her husband.

Discontinue the drinking of bare water, take a litle wine out of regard to your weak stomach, and your frequent indispositions.

neither yield your members as instruments to iniquity: but yield yourselves unto God, as being alive after having been dead; and your members as instruments of righteousness.

fear not those who can only kill the body, but cannot hurt the soul: rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

be therefore upon your guard to secure your selves, and the whole flock over which the holy spirit has made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.

what we think to be less honourable, is loaded with additional ornaments, and the less graceful have adventitious finery,

let the husband discharge his obligations to his wife: and likewise the wife to the husband.

remember those that are in chains, as if you were confin'd with them; and those who suffer adversity, as being your selves of the same body.

but imitate the Lord Jesus Christ, and by no means indulge any sensual desires.

after this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but for fear of the Jews a conceal'd one, pray'd Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave: so he went and took the body of Jesus.

and one of you should thus address him; "go and prosper, I wish you a warm fire, and a full meal:" without relieving his wants, would he be the better for your wish?

if then you can't effect so small a matter, why are you disquieted about a much longer time?