Writing about his jealous feelings for fellow believers in the Corinthian congregation, Paul said: “I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy, for I personally promised you in marriage to one husband that I might present you as a chaste virgin to the Christ. ”
तसेच, ईर्षा आपल्याला मंडळीतील सर्वांचे, तत्त्वांच्या बाबतीत, आध्यात्मिकतेच्या बाबतीत व नैतिक शुद्धतेच्या बाबतीत संरक्षण करण्यास प्रवृत्त करते.