Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.

Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.