Ephesians 5:29
for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church;
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- Ezekiel 34:14–15 I will feed them with good pasture; and upon the mountains of the height of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie down in a good fold; and on fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord Jehovah.
- Ephesians 5:31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.
- Proverbs 11:17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.