Clothing

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Clothing

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  1. A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.
  2. Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
  3. …but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.
  4. Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
  5. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
  6. I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
  7. Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ …
  8. Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.
  9. Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
  10. …but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
  11. …to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; …
  12. And the LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them.
  13. Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
  14. Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.