O Papel do Homem

10 For even when we were with you, we laid down this rule for you:»If a man does not choose to work, neither shall he eat.«

7 Married men, in the same way, live with your wives with a clear recognition of the fact that they are weaker than you. Yet, since you are heirs with them of God's free gift of Life, treat them with honour; so that your prayers may not be hindered.

13 Be on the alert; stand firm in the faith; acquit yourselves like men; be strong.

19 Married men, be affectionate to your wives, and do not treat them harshly.

18 Do not over-indulge in wine –a thing in which excess is so easy–

8 But if a man makes no provision for those dependent on him, and especially for his own family, he has disowned the faith and is behaving worse than an unbeliever.

25 Married men, love your wives, as Christ also loved the Church and gave Himself up to death for her;

23 Whatever you are doing, let your hearts be in your work, as a thing done for the Lord and not for men.

2 A minister then must be a man of irreproachable character, true to his one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable to strangers, and with a gift for teaching;

3 not a hard drinker nor given to blows; not selfish or quarrelsome or covetous;

4 but ruling his own household wisely and well, with children kept under control with true dignity.

4 And you, fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up tenderly with true Christian training and advice.