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And let him who hath stolen henceforth steal not, but labour with his hands and do good, that he may have to give to him who needeth.

Husbands, love your wives, as also the Meshiha loved his church, and gave himself for her,

So it becometh husbands to love their wives, as their own bodies. For he who his wife loveth, himself he loveth.

For no man ever hated his own body, but nourisheth it, and taketh care of it; so also the Meshiha (taketh care) of the church.

For we are members of his body, and of his flesh are we, and of his bones.

Because of this a man leaveth his father and his mother, and cleaveth unto his wife, and they two become one flesh.

This mystery is great; but I speak of the Meshiha and of his church.

Nevertheless let every one of you so love his wife as his own self; but let the wife reverence her husband.

HENCEFORTH, my brethren, be strong in our Lord, and in the power of his strength.

And this from Aloha hath been given to you, not only believing to believe in the Meshiha, but also for his sake to suffer,

And do nothing in contention or vainglorying, but in meekness of mind let a man consider his neighbour as better than himself.

And let no one care for himself (only), but every one for his neighbour also.

and that every tongue should confess that Jeshu the Meshiha is the Lord, to the glory of Aloha his Father.

But the proof of this [fn] you know, that as a son with his father, so hath he wrought with me in the gospel.

because for the work of the Meshiha he had come nigh unto death, and was disregardful of his life, that he might accomplish that which you had wanted in the service which concerned me.

Yet I may have confidence on the flesh. For if any one consider that his confidence is in the flesh, I [fn] more than he.

that in it I may know Jeshu, and the power of his resurrection, and have fellowship in his sufferings, and be conformed into his death,

21 who will change the body of our abasement to make (it) in the fashion of his glorious body, [fn] according to his great power, by which all is subjected unto him.

And my God shall supply all your necessity, according to his riches in the glory of Jeshu Meshiha.

and in all power be empowered according to the greatness of his glory in all patience and prolongedness of spirit: