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15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, *choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether *the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or *the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. *But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."

4 *Love suffers long and is *kind; love *does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, *does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 *does not rejoice in iniquity, but *rejoices in the truth; 7 *bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

14 *But above all these things *put on love, which is the *bond of perfection. 15 And let *the peace of God rule in your hearts, *to which also you were called *in one body; and *be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another *in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And *whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

14 *But above all these things *put on love, which is the *bond of perfection.

15 *See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always *pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.

6 So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."

9 Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."

18 And the Lord God said, "Itis not good that man should be alone; *I will make him a helper comparable to him."

24 *Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and *be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

24 *Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and *be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

25 *And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not *ashamed.

26 Then God said, *"Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; *let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." 27 So God created man *in His own image; in the image of God He created him; *male and female He created them. 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, *"Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and *subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."

7 And as for you, *be fruitful and multiply;

Bring forth abundantly in the earth

And multiply in it."

The Value of a Friend

9 Two are better than one,

Because they have a good reward for their labor.

15 But *did He not make them one,

Having a remnant of the Spirit?

And why one?

He seeks *godly offspring.

Therefore take heed to your spirit,

And let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth.

25 *Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and *gave Himself for her,

28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church.

31 *"For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the *two shall become one flesh."

31 *Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and *evil speaking be put away from you, *with all malice. 32 And *be kind to one another, tenderhearted, *forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

Do Not Grieve the Spirit

25 Therefore, putting away lying, *"Let each one ofyou speak truth with his neighbor," for *we are members of one another. 26 *"Be angry, and do not sin": do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 *nor give place to the devil. 28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather *let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something *to give him who has need. 29 *Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but *what is good for necessary edification, *that it may impart grace to the hearers. 30 And *do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 *Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and *evil speaking be put away from you, *with all malice. 32 And *be kind to one another, tenderhearted, *forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

22 *Hewho finds a wife finds a good thing,

And obtains favor from the Lord.

3 *Let nothing bedone through selfish ambition or conceit, but *in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 *Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of *others.

Sons and Heirs

26 For you *are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For *as many of you as were baptized into Christ *have put on Christ. 28 *There is neither Jew nor Greek, *there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all *one in Christ Jesus.

4 *Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; *but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

14 *Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For *what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?

11 Nevertheless, *neither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in the Lord.