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So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

— Paul of Tarsus

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Even so husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

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Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

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