Amor de casal
O amor de casal é celebrado na Bíblia como dom sagrado. O Cântico dos Cânticos exalta a beleza do amor conjugal — íntimo, exclusivo e forte como a morte.
Always keep me in your heart
and wear this bracelet
to remember me by.
The passion of love
bursting into flame
is more powerful than death,
stronger than the grave.
Love cannot be drowned
by oceans or floods.
It cannot be bought—
any offer would be scorned
no matter how great.
Their Friends Speak:
My bride, my very own,
you have stolen my heart!
With one glance from your eyes
and the glow of your necklace,
you have stolen my heart.
Kiss me tenderly!
Your love is better than wine,
and you smell so sweet.
All the young women adore you;
the very mention of your name
is like spreading perfume.
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My darling, you are lovely,
so very lovely—
your eyes are those of a dove.
She Speaks:
My love, you are handsome,
truly handsome—
the fresh green grass
will be our wedding bed
The Lord God said, "It isn’t good for the man to live alone. I will make a suitable partner for him."
the Lord made a woman out of the rib.
The Lord God brought her to the man, and the man exclaimed,
"Here is someone like me!
She is part of my body,
my own flesh and bones.
She came from me, a man.
So I will name her Woman!"
That’s why a man will leave his own father and mother. He marries a woman, and the two of them become like one person.
A man’s greatest treasure
is his wife—
she is a gift from the Lord.
Be happy with the wife
you married
when you were young.
She is beautiful and graceful,
just like a deer;
you should be attracted to her
and stay deeply in love.
Don’t go crazy over a woman
who is unfaithful
to her own husband!
Then they are no longer two people, but one. And no one should separate a couple God has joined together."
Love is patient and kind,
never jealous, boastful,
proud, or rude.
Love isn’t selfish
or quick tempered.
It doesn’t keep a record
of wrongs that others do.
Love rejoices in the truth,
but not in evil.
Love is always supportive,
loyal, hopeful,
and trusting.
In the same way, a husband should love his wife as much as he loves himself. A husband who loves his wife shows he loves himself. None of us hate our own bodies. We provide for them and take good care of them, just as Christ does for the church,
So each husband should love his wife as much as he loves himself, and each wife should respect her husband.
Love is more important than anything else. It is what ties everything completely together.
You are better having a friend than to be all alone, because then you will get more enjoyment out of what you earn. If you fall, your friend can help you up. But if you fall without having a friend nearby, you are really in trouble. If you sleep alone, you won’t have anyone to keep you warm on a cold night. Someone might be able to beat up one of you, but not both of you. As the saying goes, "A rope made from three strands of cord is hard to break."
Didn’t God create you and your wife to become like one person? And why did he do this? It was so you would have children, and then lead them to become God’s people. Don’t ever be unfaithful to your wife.
If a man and a woman have been married less than one year, he must not be sent off to war or sent away to do forced labor. He must be allowed to stay home for a year and be happy with his wife.
Moses said to Israel: