Among the women of your court are daughters of kings, and at the right of your throne stands the queen, wearing ornaments of finest gold.

Bride of the king, listen to what I say--- forget your people and your relatives.

What a magnificent young woman you are! How beautiful are your feet in sandals. The curve of your thighs is like the work of an artist.

Jerusalem rejoices because of what the LORD has done. She is like a bride dressed for her wedding. God has clothed her with salvation and victory.

But you are the chosen race, the King's priests, the holy nation, God's own people, chosen to proclaim the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his own marvelous light.

Let us rejoice and be glad; let us praise his greatness! For the time has come for the wedding of the Lamb, and his bride has prepared herself for it.

She has been given clean shining linen to wear." (The linen is the good deeds of God's people.)

But the LORD said to him, "Pay no attention to how tall and handsome he is. I have rejected him, because I do not judge as people judge. They look at the outward appearance, but I look at the heart."

Fools! Did not God, who made the outside, also make the inside?

Rather, the real Jew is the person who is a Jew on the inside, that is, whose heart has been circumcised, and this is the work of God's Spirit, not of the written Law. Such a person receives praise from God, not from human beings.

Anyone who is joined to Christ is a new being; the old is gone, the new has come.

You should not use outward aids to make yourselves beautiful, such as the way you fix your hair, or the jewelry you put on, or the dresses you wear.

Instead, your beauty should consist of your true inner self, the ageless beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of the greatest value in God's sight.

Among the women of your court are daughters of kings, and at the right of your throne stands the queen, wearing ornaments of finest gold.

In the same way your light must shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven.

"The king went in to look at the guests and saw a man who was not wearing wedding clothes.

'Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' the king asked him. But the man said nothing.

God puts people right through their faith in Jesus Christ. God does this to all who believe in Christ, because there is no difference at all:

But take up the weapons of the Lord Jesus Christ, and stop paying attention to your sinful nature and satisfying its desires.

I advise you, then, to buy gold from me, pure gold, in order to be rich. Buy also white clothing to dress yourself and cover up your shameful nakedness. Buy also some ointment to put on your eyes, so that you may see.