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. ”
پولُس رسول به مسیحیان قرن اوّل نوشت :‏ « هر یکی از شما نیز زن خود را مثل نَفْس خود محبت بنماید و زن شوهر خود را باید احترام نمود .‏ »