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Ephesians 5

Ephesians 5:28

Wives and Husbands · Ephesians 5:21–33
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Translations

Modern
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Traditional
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
Literal
So also husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. The one loving his own wife loves himself.
Latin
Ita et viri debent diligere uxores suas ut corpora sua. Qui suam uxorem diligit, seipsum diligit.

Original

Greek
English
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Notes

Ephesians 5:28–29

Husbands should value and care for their wives as they do themselves. In marriage, the two become one (see 5:31). This means that caring for one’s wife is like caring for one’s own body.

Ephesians 5:25–33

Christian husbands should love their wives just as Christ loved the church. This means loving sacrificially, for Christ gave up his life for the church (5:2; compare Colossians 3:19; 1 Peter 3:7).

Ephesians 5:22–33

Christian wives should respect and submit to their husbands. Equally important, Christian husbands should love their wives (see Colossians 3:18–19). Christian marriages reflect the union and relationship between the Lord and the church.

Ephesians 5:21–6:9

Paul provides clear guidance on how believers should interact in a Christian home (see also Colossians 3:18–4:1; 1 Peter 2:18–3:7). Love and respect should define all relationships among believers as a way to show their commitment to the Lord.

Parallels

Song of Solomon 1:1–17 1 Peter 3:1–7

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Biblical Concept of Law Body of Christ Bride of Christ Creation Letter to the Ephesians New Jerusalem

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