18 Bible Verses about Rights
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Let the husband give to the wife that which is due, and likewise the wife also to the husband. The wife has not the authority over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband has not the authority over his own body, but the wife. Do not defraud one another, unless it may be with consent for a time, that you may give attention to prayer, and again come together, in order that Satan may not tempt you on account of your incontinency.
Wives, be submissive to your own husbands, as to the Lord, because the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is also the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body. But as the church is submissive to Christ, so also let the wives be to their husbands in everything.read more.
Husbands, love your wives with divine love, as Christ also loved the church with divine love, and gave himself for her; in order that he might sanctify her, having purified her by the washing of water through the word, in order that he might present to himself the glorious church, having not spot or wrinkle or any of such things; but that she might be holy and blameless. So the husbands ought to love their own wives with divine love as their own bodies. The one loving his own wife is loving himself: for no one ever yet hated his own flesh; but he nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ also the church; because we are members of his body: on account of this a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife: and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak in reference to Christ and the church. Moreover you also each one thus love his own wife with divine love as himself; and that the wife also reverence the husband.
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
But if any widow has children, or grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety to their own house, and to give benefactions to their ancestors: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
lest any one may be a fornicator, or a profane person, as was Esau, who for one morsel sold his birthright.
And fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
But so many as received Him, to them gave He the right to become the children of God, to those believing on His name:
Let the one having ears, hear what the Spirit says to the churches; to him who conquers I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.
The one conquering, I will give unto him to sit with me on my throne, as I indeed have conquered, and sat down with my Father on his throne.
Happy are those who wash their robes, that they may have right to the tree of life, and enter in through the gates into the city.
Then what is my reward? that preaching the gospel, I may render the gospel free from charge, in order that I may not use my right in the gospel.
Am I not free? am I not an apostle? have I not seen the Lord Jesus? are you not my work in the Lord? If I am not an apostle to others, but I am to you at least: for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. My defence to those calling me in question is this.read more.
Have we not a right to eat and drink? Have we not a right to lead about a sister as a wife, as the other apostles also, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas? Have I and Barnabas alone not the right to forbear working? Whoever goes to war at his own charges? who plants a vineyard, and does not eat the fruit of it? or who shepherdizes a flock, and does not eat of the milk of the flock? Whether do I speak these things according to a man? or does not the law indeed say these things? For in the law of Moses it has been written, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that plows. Is there a care to God for oxen, or does he speak it altogether on account of us? For it was written on account of us, That the one plowing ought to plow in hope, and the one threshing in hope of partaking. If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? If others partake of your bounty, shall not we the more? But we have not used this privilege, but we bear all things, in order that we may not give a hindrance to the gospel of Christ. Do you not know that those working in the sacrifices eat those things of the temple; and those serving the altar partake of the altar? So also the Lord has commanded those preaching the gospel to live of the gospel. But I have used none of these things. But I have not written these things that it may be so in me: for it is good for me rather to die than that any one shall make void my boasting. For if I preach the gospel, there is no boasting to me; for necessity is laid upon me; for woe is unto me, if I may not preach the gospel. For if I do this willingly, I have a reward: but if unwillingly, I have been intrusted with a dispensation.
Let the elders who stand before the people beautifully, be considered worthy of double remuneration, especially those laboring in the word and teaching. For the scripture says, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn: and, The laborer is worthy of his hire.
If having fallen down thou mayest worship me: then Jesus says to him, Get behind me, Satan; for it has been written; Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.
And Jesus responding said to him; It has been written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and Him only shalt thou serve.
God is a Spirit, and it behooveth those who worship Him to worship in spirit and in truth.
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