Friday, August 9, 2024

MOTHER of JESUS

 Proverbs 31:10

King James Version

10 Who can find a virtuous woman? 

for her price is far above rubies.


Who was the mother of JESUS?

What does the Bible say about her?

Why did GOD choose her?

What was her lineage?

These, we came to know, through SPIRIT.


She was prophesied.

Isaiah 7:14

King James Version

14 Therefore the Lord himself 

shall give you a sign; 

Behold, 

a virgin shall conceive, 

and bear a son, 

and shall call his name Immanuel.


She came from the line of David.

Psalm 132:11

King James Version

11 The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; 

he will not turn from it; 

Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.


In 2021, we wrote the post, "The HOLY SPIRIT and  2 BABIES".

The two babies were JESUS, and John the Baptist.

JESUS' mother was Mary.

John's mother was Elisabeth.

Both were righteous women, and cousins.

Making their sons cousins, too.

For this post, we shall talk about Mary.

And how she came to be chosen.

This, from Luke's gospel:

Luke 1:26-27

King James Version

26 And in the sixth month 

the angel Gabriel was sent from God 

unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

27 To a virgin espoused to a man 

whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; 

and the virgin's name was Mary.


Luke 1:28

King James Version

28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, 

Hail, thou that art highly favoured, 

the Lord is with thee: 

blessed art thou among women.


Luke 1:29-30

King James Version

29 And when she saw him, 

she was troubled at his saying, 

and cast in her mind what manner of salutation 

this should be.

30 And the angel said unto her, 

Fear not, Mary: 

for thou hast found favour with God.


Luke 1:31

King James Version

31 And, behold, 

thou shalt conceive in thy womb, 

and bring forth a son, 

and shalt call his name Jesus.


Luke 1:32-33

King James Version

32 He shall be great, 

and shall be called the Son of the Highest: 

and the Lord God shall give unto him 

the throne of his father David:

33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; 

and of his kingdom there shall be no end.


Luke 1:34-35

King James Version

34 Then said Mary unto the angel, 

How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

35 And the angel answered and said unto her, 

The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, 

and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: 

therefore also that holy thing 

which shall be born of thee 

shall be called the Son of God.


Luke 1:36-37

King James Version

36 And, behold, 

thy cousin Elisabeth, 

she hath also conceived a son in her old age: 

and this is the sixth month with her, 

who was called barren.

37 For with God 

nothing shall be impossible.


Luke 1:38

King James Version

38 And Mary said, 

Behold the handmaid of the Lord; 

be it unto me according to thy word. 

And the angel departed from her.


Luke 1:39-40

King James Version

39 And Mary arose in those days, 

and went into the hill country with haste, 

into a city of Juda;

40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, 

and saluted Elisabeth.


Luke 1:41

King James Version

41 And it came to pass, that, 

when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, 

the babe leaped in her womb; 

and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:


Luke 1:42

King James Version

42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, 

Blessed art thou among women, 

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.


Luke 1:43-44

King James Version

43 And whence is this to me, 

that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

44 For, lo, 

as soon as the voice of thy salutation 

sounded in mine ears, 

the babe leaped in my womb for joy.


Luke 1:45

King James Version

45 And blessed is she that believed: 

for there shall be a performance of those things 

which were told her from the Lord.


Luke 1:46-55

King James Version

46 And Mary said, 

My soul doth magnify the Lord,

47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

48 For he hath regarded 

the low estate of his handmaiden: 

for, behold, from henceforth 

all generations shall call me blessed.

49 For he that is mighty 

hath done to me great things; 

and holy is his name.

50 And his mercy is on them that fear him 

from generation to generation.

51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; 

he hath scattered the proud 

in the imagination of their hearts.

52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, 

and exalted them of low degree.

53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; 

and the rich he hath sent empty away.

54 He hath helped his servant Israel, 

in remembrance of his mercy;

55 As he spake to our fathers, 

to Abraham, 

and to his seed for ever.


Luke 1:56

King James Version

56 And Mary abode with her about three months, 

and returned to her own house.


Another account is from Matthew's gospel:

Matthew 1:18-25

King James Version

18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: 

When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph

before they came together, 

she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, 

and not willing to make her a public example, 

was minded to put her away privily.

20 But while he thought on these things, 

behold, 

the angel of the Lord appeared unto him 

in a dream, saying, 

Joseph, thou son of David, 

fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: 

for that which is conceived in her 

is of the Holy Ghost.

21 And she shall bring forth a son, 

and thou shalt call his name Jesus: 

for he shall save his people from their sins.

22 Now all this was done, 

that it might be fulfilled 

which was spoken of the Lord 

by the prophet, 

saying,

23 Behold, 

a virgin shall be with child, 

and shall bring forth a son, 

and they shall call his name Emmanuel, 

which being interpreted is, 

God with us.

24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep 

did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, 

and took unto him his wife:

25 And knew her not 

till she had brought forth her firstborn son: 

and he called his name Jesus.


Such is the favor GOD found in Mary.

Honoring her by having her to be mother of JESUS.

There can be no greater honor, for any woman.


I was once Catholic.

And am grateful for the foundation this church gave me.

The nuns taught me about the "Holy Family" -- Joseph, Mary, and Jesus.

They taught me about the "Holy Trinity", which is:

GOD, the FATHER.

GOD, the SON.

GOD, the HOLY SPIRIT.


But the Catholic church erred greatly in one, among many things.

They called Mary, the "Mediatrix".

How they had diluted the gospel, by focusing on Mary.

Let this post honor Mary, the mother of JESUS.

But there is only ONE MEDIATOR.

And that's the LORD JESUS.

John 14:6

King James Version

6 Jesus saith unto him, 

I am the way, the truth, and the life: 

no man cometh unto the Father, 

but by me.


Romans 8:34

King James Version

34 Who is he that condemneth? 

It is Christ that died, 

yea rather, that is risen again, 

who is even at the right hand of God, 

who also maketh intercession for us.


1 Timothy 2:5-6

King James Version

5 For there is one God, 

and one mediator between God and men, 

the man Christ Jesus;

6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, 

to be testified in due time.


We shall write a few more things about the LORD's family in future posts.

More about godly women here.


Related material:

SON of GOD

JESUS

On ANGELS


Tuesday, July 9, 2024

LAW on DIVORCE

 1 Timothy 6:1

King James Version

6 Let as many servants as are under the yoke 

count their own masters worthy of all honour, 

that the name of God and his doctrine 

be not blasphemed.


Are you divorced?

Or planning to do so?

Why would you want to?

If you are, what made you get divorced?

Does GOD recognize divorce?

What does the Bible say about divorce?

In a world gone haywire, it's important we turn to GOD's WORD.

What does JESUS say about divorce?

Matthew 5:31-32

King James Version

31 It hath been said, 

Whosoever shall put away his wife, 

let him give her a writing of divorcement:

32 But I say unto you, 

That whosoever shall put away his wife, 

saving for the cause of fornication, 

causeth her to commit adultery: 

and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced 

committeth adultery.


Matthew 19:3-6

King James Version

3 The Pharisees also came unto him, 

tempting him, and saying unto him, 

Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife 

for every cause?

4 And he answered and said unto them, 

Have ye not read, 

that he which made them at the beginning 

made them male and female,

5 And said, 

For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, 

and shall cleave to his wife: 

and they twain shall be one flesh?

6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. 

What therefore God hath joined together, 

let not man put asunder.


Matthew 19:7-8

King James Version

7 They say unto him, 

Why did Moses then command 

to give a writing of divorcement, 

and to put her away?

8 He saith unto them, 

Moses because of the hardness of your hearts 

suffered you to put away your wives: 

but from the beginning it was not so.


To clarify, this is Moses' "writing of divorcement" JESUS was referring to from the Old Testament:

Deuteronomy 24:1-4

King James Version

24 When a man hath taken a wife, 

and married her, 

and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, 

because he hath found some uncleanness in her: 

then let him write her a bill of divorcement, 

and give it in her hand, 

and send her out of his house.

2 And when she is departed out of his house, 

she may go and be another man's wife.

3 And if the latter husband hate her, 

and write her a bill of divorcement, 

and giveth it in her hand, 

and sendeth her out of his house; 

or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife;

4 Her former husband, which sent her away, 

may not take her again to be his wife, 

after that she is defiled; 

for that is abomination before the Lord: 

and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, 

which the Lord thy God giveth thee 

for an inheritance.


JESUS gave another command:

Matthew 19:9-11

King James Version

9 And I say unto you, 

Whosoever shall put away his wife, 

except it be for fornication, 

and shall marry another, 

committeth adultery: 

and whoso marrieth her which is put away 

doth commit adultery.

10 His disciples say unto him, 

If the case of the man be so with his wife, 

it is not good to marry.

11 But he said unto them, 

All men cannot receive this saying, 

save they to whom it is given.


Here are more supporting laws given by apostle Paul:

Romans 7:2-3

King James Version

2 For the woman which hath an husband 

is bound by the law to her husband 

so long as he liveth; 

but if the husband be dead, 

she is loosed from the law of her husband.

3 So then if, while her husband liveth, 

she be married to another man, 

she shall be called an adulteress: 

but if her husband be dead, 

she is free from that law; 

so that she is no adulteress, 

though she be married to another man.


1 Corinthians 7:10-11

King James Version

10 And unto the married I command, 

yet not I, but the Lord, 

Let not the wife depart from her husband:

11 But and if she depart, 

let her remain unmarried 

or be reconciled to her husband: 

and let not the husband put away his wife.


1 Corinthians 7:12-17

King James Version

12 But to the rest speak I, 

not the Lord: 

If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, 

and she be pleased to dwell with him, 

let him not put her away.

13 And the woman which hath an husband 

that believeth not, 

and if he be pleased to dwell with her, 

let her not leave him.

14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, 

and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: 

else were your children unclean; 

but now are they holy.

15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. 

A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: 

but God hath called us to peace.

16 For what knowest thou, O wife, 

whether thou shalt save thy husband? 

or how knowest thou, O man, 

whether thou shalt save thy wife?

17 But as God hath distributed to every man, 

as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. 

And so ordain I in all churches.


Hebrews 13:4

King James Version

4 Marriage is honourable in all, 

and the bed undefiled: 

but whoremongers and adulterers 

God will judge.


Related material:

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On adultery

On fornication

SINS of the FLESH

Sin AWARENESS

GODLY men and women

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HOLINESS


Verses from Bible Gateway




Wednesday, June 26, 2024

RESPONSIBILITIES of man

 

Genesis 2:7

King James Version

7 And the Lord God formed man 

of the dust of the ground, 

and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; 

and man became a living soul.


Why did GOD create man?

What is man's role on earth?

How is man to conduct himself?

In a fallen world, how can one be godly?

How can he be acceptable to GOD?

As always, Scripture tells us how:

Genesis 1:27-28

King James Version

27 So God created man in his own image, 

in the image of God created he him; 

male and female created he them.

28 And God blessed them, 

and God said unto them, 

Be fruitful, and multiply, 

and replenish the earth, 

and subdue it: 

and have dominion over the fish of the sea, 

and over the fowl of the air, 

and over every living thing 

that moveth upon the earth.


Genesis 2:15

King James Version

15 And the Lord God took the man, 

and put him into the garden of Eden 

to dress it and to keep it.


Genesis 2:21-24

King James Version

21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep 

to fall upon Adam, and he slept: 

and he took one of his ribs, 

and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

22 And the rib, 

which the Lord God had taken from man, 

made he a woman, 

and brought her unto the man.

23 And Adam said, 

This is now bone of my bones, 

and flesh of my flesh: 

she shall be called Woman, 

because she was taken out of Man.

24 Therefore shall a man 

leave his father and his mother, 

and shall cleave unto his wife: 

and they shall be one flesh.


Genesis 18:19

King James Version

19 For I know him, that he will command 

his children and his household after him, 

and they shall keep the way of the Lord, 

to do justice and judgment; 

that the Lord may bring upon Abraham 

that which he hath spoken of him.


Exodus 20:12

King James Version

12 Honour thy father and thy mother: 

that thy days may be long upon the land 

which the Lord thy God giveth thee.


Deuteronomy 11:18-21

King James Version

18 Therefore shall ye lay up these my words

 in your heart and in your soul, 

and bind them for a sign upon your hand, 

that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.

19 And ye shall teach them your children, 

speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, 

and when thou walkest by the way, 

when thou liest down, 

and when thou risest up.

20 And thou shalt write them 

upon the door posts of thine house, 

and upon thy gates:

21 That your days may be multiplied, 

and the days of your children, 

in the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers 

to give them, 

as the days of heaven upon the earth.


Joshua 24:14-15

King James Version

14 Now therefore fear the Lord, 

and serve him in sincerity and in truth: 

and put away the gods which your fathers served 

on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; 

and serve ye the Lord.

15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, 

choose you this day whom ye will serve; 

whether the gods which your fathers served 

that were on the other side of the flood, 

or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: 

but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.


Psalm 1:1-2

King James Version

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not 

in the counsel of the ungodly, 

nor standeth in the way of sinners, 

nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; 

and in his law doth he meditate day and night.


Proverbs 1:7

King James Version

7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: 

but fools despise wisdom and instruction.


Proverbs 1:8-9

King James Version

8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, 

and forsake not the law of thy mother:

9 For they shall be an ornament of grace 

unto thy head, 

and chains about thy neck.


Proverbs 23:13-14

King James Version

13 Withhold not correction from the child: 

for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, 

and shalt deliver his soul from hell.


Proverbs 31:3

King James Version

3 Give not thy strength unto women, 

nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.


Jeremiah 5:1

King James Version

5 Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, 

and see now, and know, 

and seek in the broad places thereof, 

if ye can find a man, if there be any 

that executeth judgment, 

that seeketh the truth; 

and I will pardon it.


Ezekiel 22:29-30

King James Version

29 The people of the land have used oppression, 

and exercised robbery, 

and have vexed the poor and needy: 

yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.

30 And I sought for a man among them, 

that should make up the hedge,

 and stand in the gap before me for the land, 

that I should not destroy it: 

but I found none.


Ezekiel 33:7-9

King James Version

7 So thou, O son of man, 

I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; 

therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, 

and warn them from me.

8 When I say unto the wicked, 

O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; 

if thou dost not speak 

to warn the wicked from his way, 

that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; 

but his blood will I require at thine hand.

9 Nevertheless, 

if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; 

if he do not turn from his way, 

he shall die in his iniquity; 

but thou hast delivered thy soul.


Mark 1:15

King James Version

15 And saying, 

The time is fulfilled, 

and the kingdom of God is at hand: 

repent ye, and believe the gospel.


Mark 12:29-31

King James Version

29 And Jesus answered him, 

The first of all the commandments is, 

Hear, O Israel; 

The Lord our God is one Lord:

30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God 

with all thy heart, 

and with all thy soul, 

and with all thy mind, 

and with all thy strength: 

this is the first commandment.

31 And the second is like, namely this, 

Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 

There is none other commandment 

greater than these.


Luke 22:24-27

King James Version

24 And there was also a strife among them, 

which of them should be accounted the greatest.

25 And he said unto them, 

The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; 

and they that exercise authority upon them

 are called benefactors.

26 But ye shall not be so: 

but he that is greatest among you, 

let him be as the younger; 

and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

27 For whether is greater, 

he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? 

is not he that sitteth at meat? 

but I am among you as he that serveth.


1 Corinthians 6:18

King James Version

18 Flee fornication. 

Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; 

but he that committeth fornication 

sinneth against his own body.


1 Corinthians 6:19-20

King James Version

19 What? 

know ye not that your body 

is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, 

which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

20 For ye are bought with a price: 

therefore glorify God in your body, 

and in your spirit, which are God's.


1 Corinthians 7:1-2

King James Version

7 Now concerning the things 

whereof ye wrote unto me: 

It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, 

let every man have his own wife, 

and let every woman have her own husband.


1 Corinthians 7:3

King James Version

3 Let the husband render unto the wife 

due benevolence: 

and likewise also the wife unto the husband.


1 Corinthians 7:7

King James Version

7 For I would that all men were even as I myself. 

But every man hath his proper gift of God, 

one after this manner, and another after that.


1 Corinthians 7:17

King James Version

17 But as God hath distributed to every man, 

as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. 

And so ordain I in all churches.


1 Corinthians 7:18-19

King James Version

18 Is any man called being circumcised? 

let him not become uncircumcised. 

Is any called in uncircumcision? 

let him not be circumcised.

19 Circumcision is nothing, 

and uncircumcision is nothing, 

but the keeping of the commandments of God.


1 Corinthians 7:20-24

King James Version

20 Let every man abide in the same calling 

wherein he was called.

21 Art thou called being a servant?

care not for it: 

but if thou mayest be made free, 

use it rather.

22 For he that is called in the Lord, 

being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: 

likewise also he that is called, 

being free, is Christ's servant.

23 Ye are bought with a price; 

be not ye the servants of men.

24 Brethren, let every man, 

wherein he is called, 

therein abide with God.


1 Corinthians 7:25-26

King James Version

25 Now concerning virgins 

I have no commandment of the Lord: 

yet I give my judgment, 

as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord 

to be faithful.

26 I suppose therefore that this is good 

for the present distress, 

I say, that it is good for a man so to be.


1 Corinthians 7:27

King James Version

27 Art thou bound unto a wife? 

seek not to be loosed. 

Art thou loosed from a wife? 

seek not a wife.


1 Corinthians 7:28

King James Version

28 But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; 

and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. 

Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: 

but I spare you.


1 Corinthians 7:29-31

King James Version

29 But this I say, brethren, 

the time is short: it remaineth, 

that both they that have wives be 

as though they had none;

30 And they that weep, as though they wept not; 

and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; 

and they that buy, as though they possessed not;

31 And they that use this world, as not abusing it: 

for the fashion of this world passeth away.


1 Corinthians 7:32-33

King James Version

32 But I would have you without carefulness. 

He that is unmarried 

careth for the things that belong to the Lord, 

how he may please the Lord:

33 But he that is married 

careth for the things that are of the world, 

how he may please his wife.


1 Corinthians 7:36

King James Version

36 But if any man think 

that he behaveth himself uncomely 

toward his virgin, 

if she pass the flower of her age, 

and need so require, 

let him do what he will, he sinneth not: 

let them marry.


1 Corinthians 7:37-38

King James Version

37 Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, 

having no necessity, 

but hath power over his own will, 

and hath so decreed in his heart 

that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.

38 So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; 

but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.


1 Corinthians 15:57-58

King James Version

57 But thanks be to God, 

which giveth us the victory 

through our Lord Jesus Christ.

58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, 

be ye stedfast, 

unmoveable, 

always abounding in the work of the Lord, 

forasmuch as ye know 

that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.


1 Corinthians 16:13-14

King James Version

13 Watch ye, 

stand fast in the faith, 

quit you like men, 

be strong.

14 Let all your things 

be done with charity.


Ephesians 5:25-30

King James Version

25 Husbands, love your wives, 

even as Christ also loved the church, 

and gave himself for it;

26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it 

with the washing of water by the word,

27 That he might present it to himself 

a glorious church, 

not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; 

but that it should be holy and without blemish.

28 So ought men to love their wives 

as their own bodies. 

He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; 

but nourisheth and cherisheth it, 

even as the Lord the church:

30 For we are members of his body, 

of his flesh, and of his bones.


Ephesians 5:31-33

King James Version

31 For this cause shall a man 

leave his father and mother, 

and shall be joined unto his wife, 

and they two shall be one flesh.

32 This is a great mystery: 

but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular 

so love his wife even as himself; 

and the wife see that she reverence her husband.


Ephesians 6:4

King James Version

4 And, ye fathers, 

provoke not your children to wrath: 

but bring them up in the nurture 

and admonition of the Lord.


Colossians 3:19

King James Version

19 Husbands, 

love your wives, 

and be not bitter against them.


Colossians 3:21

King James Version

21 Fathers, 

provoke not your children to anger, 

lest they be discouraged.


Colossians 3:23

King James Version

23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, 

as to the Lord, and not unto men;


1 Timothy 2:1-6

King James Version

2 I exhort therefore, that, 

first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, 

and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; 

that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life 

in all godliness and honesty.

3 For this is good and acceptable 

in the sight of God our Saviour;

4 Who will have all men to be saved, 

and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

5 For there is one God, 

and one mediator between God and men, 

the man Christ Jesus;

6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, 

to be testified in due time.


1 Timothy 2:8

King James Version

8 I will therefore that men pray every where, 

lifting up holy hands, 

without wrath and doubting.


1 Timothy 3:1-5

King James Version

3 This is a true saying, 

if a man desire the office of a bishop, 

he desireth a good work.

2 A bishop then must be blameless, 

the husband of one wife, 

vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, 

given to hospitality, apt to teach;

3 Not given to wine, 

no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; 

but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

4 One that ruleth well his own house, 

having his children in subjection with all gravity;

5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, 

how shall he take care of the church of God?)


1 Timothy 5:8

King James Version

8 But if any provide not for his own, 

and specially for those of his own house, 

he hath denied the faith, 

and is worse than an infidel.


2 Timothy 2:1-2

King James Version

2 Thou therefore, my son, 

be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

2 And the things that thou hast heard of me 

among many witnesses, 

the same commit thou to faithful men, 

who shall be able to teach others also.


2 Timothy 2:3-4

King James Version

3 Thou therefore endure hardness, 

as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

4 No man that warreth 

entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; 

that he may please him who 

hath chosen him to be a soldier.


2 Timothy 2:5-7

King James Version

5 And if a man also strive for masteries, 

yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

6 The husbandman that laboureth 

must be first partaker of the fruits.

7 Consider what I say; 

and the Lord give thee understanding 

in all things.


1 Peter 3:7

King James Version

7 Likewise, ye husbands, 

dwell with them according to knowledge, 

giving honour unto the wife, 

as unto the weaker vessel, 

and as being heirs together of the grace of life; 

that your prayers be not hindered.


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