Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than people.
Dear friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and are in good health, just as your whole life is going well.
The Rock–his work is perfect; all his ways are just. A faithful God, without bias, he is righteous and true.
Fathers, don't stir up anger in your children, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
Does an ax exalt itself above the one who chops with it? Does a saw magnify itself above the one who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the ones who lift it! It would be like a staff lifting the one who isn't wood!
In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones perish.
The LORD hates six things; in fact, seven are detestable to him: arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that plots wicked schemes, feet eager to run to evil, a lying witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.
If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, his religion is useless and he deceives himself.
To sum up, each one of you is to love his wife as himself, and the wife is to respect her husband.

