Ephesians 5:29
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29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,
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Ephesians 5:31
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31 (A)“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and (B)the two shall become one flesh.”
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Ezekiel 34:14-15
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14 (A)I will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing land. (B)There they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel. 15 (C)I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, (D)and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God.
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John 6:50-58
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50 (A)This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it (B)and not die. 51 I am the living bread (C)that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give (D)for the life of the world is (E)my flesh.”
52 The Jews then (F)disputed among themselves, saying, (G)“How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” 53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of (H)the Son of Man and drink his blood, you (I)have no life in you. 54 Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood (J)has eternal life, and (K)I will raise him up on the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood (L)abides in me, and I in him. 57 As (M)the living Father (N)sent me, and (O)I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. 58 (P)This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread[a] the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”
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- John 6:58 Greek lacks the bread
Ecclesiastes 4:5
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5 The fool (A)folds his hands and (B)eats his own flesh.
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Proverbs 11:17
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17 (A)A man who is kind benefits himself,
but a cruel man hurts himself.
Isaiah 40:11
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11 (A)He will tend his flock like a shepherd;
(B)he will gather the lambs in his arms;
(C)he will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young.
Matthew 23:37
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Ezekiel 34:27
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27 (A)And the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, (B)and they shall be secure in their land. And (C)they shall know that I am the Lord, when (D)I break the bars of their yoke, and (E)deliver them from the hand of those who enslaved them.
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Romans 1:31
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31 foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.
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