"For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:"
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And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.
Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
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.
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
For no man ever had hate for his flesh; but he gives it food and takes care of it, even as Christ does for the church;
For no one has ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as also the Christ the assembly:
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;
for no one ever his own flesh did hate, but doth nourish and cherish it, as also the Lord -- the assembly,