Writing to Christians in the first century, the apostle Paul said: “Let each one of you individually so love his wife as he does himself; on the other hand, the wife should have deep respect for her husband. ”
Pirmā gadsimta kristiešiem apustulis Pāvils rakstīja: ” Katram no jums būs savu sievu mīlēt kā sevi pašu, bet sieva lai jūt bijību [jeb dziļu cieņu] pret savu vīru. ”