But a married man has to think about his earthly responsibilities and how to please his wife.

娶了妻的，是为世上的事挂虑，想怎样叫妻子喜悦。

结了婚的是为世上的事挂虑，想怎样让妻子喜悦，

结了婚的是为世上的事挂虑，想怎样让妻子喜悦，

但已婚的男子挂虑世上的事，想着如何取悦妻子，

但娶了妻子的人是为世上的事挂虑，想怎样去讨妻子的欢心，

而结了婚的男人所挂虑的是世界的事，是要怎样讨妻子的喜悦，

娶了妻的，是為世上的事掛慮，想怎樣叫妻子喜悅。

結了婚的是為世上的事掛慮，想怎樣讓妻子喜悅，

結了婚的是為世上的事掛慮，想怎樣讓妻子喜悅，

但已婚的男子掛慮世上的事，想著如何取悅妻子，

但娶了妻子的人是為世上的事掛慮，想怎樣去討妻子的歡心，

結婚的掛慮世界的事、要怎樣給妻子喜歡，

而結了婚的男人所掛慮的是世界的事，是要怎樣討妻子的喜悅，

有妻者慮世之事、如何悅妻、

有妻者慮世之事如何悅妻、

有妻者慮世之事、如何悅妻、

有妻者則注意世故、兼欲取悅於妻、則分心矣。

But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world— how he can please his wife—

But a married man is concerned about the matters of this world. He wants to know how he can please his wife.

But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife,

But the married man is concerned about the things of the world— how he may please his wife—

but one who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife,

But he who is married cares about the things of the world— how he may please his wife.

but he that is married is careful for the things of the world, how he may please his wife,

But a married man is concerned about the things of the world— how he may please his wife—

But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please[ his] wife.

But a married man is concerned about t he things of the world, how to please his wife,

but he who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife.

In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered.

Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.

The husband should fulfill his wife’s sexual needs, and the wife should fulfill her husband’s needs.

About this time some of the men and their wives raised a cry of protest against their fellow Jews.They were saying,“ We have such large families. We need more food to survive.”Others said,“ We have mortgaged our fields, vineyards, and homes to get food during the famine.”And others said,“ We have had to borrow money on our fields and vineyards to pay our taxes.We belong to the same family as those who are wealthy, and our children are just like theirs. Yet we must sell our children into slavery just to get enough money to live. We have already sold some of our daughters, and we are helpless to do anything about it, for our fields and vineyards are already mortgaged to others.”

Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said,“ That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life— whether you have enough food to eat or enough clothes to wear.

On the days Elkanah presented his sacrifice, he would give portions of the meat to Peninnah and each of her children.And though he loved Hannah, he would give her only one choice portion because the Lord had given her no children.So Peninnah would taunt Hannah and make fun of her because the Lord had kept her from having children.Year after year it was the same— Peninnah would taunt Hannah as they went to the Tabernacle. Each time, Hannah would be reduced to tears and would not even eat.“ Why are you crying, Hannah?” Elkanah would ask.“ Why aren’t you eating? Why be downhearted just because you have no children? You have me— isn’t that better than having ten sons?”

Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before.Then people who are not believers will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others.

For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for herto make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word.He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault.In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself.No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church.And we are members of his body.As the Scriptures say,“ A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.”This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one.So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

But those who won’t care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers.