Ephesians 5:25
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
- KJV
- Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
- WEB
- Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly and gave himself up for her,
- ASV
- Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
- DARBY
- Husbands, love your own wives, even as the Christ also loved the assembly, and has delivered himself up for it,
- BLB
- Husbands, love [your] wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her,
- ÅB
- Dere menn! elsk deres hustruer, slik som Kristus elsket menigheten og gav seg selv for den,
- OTB
- Ektemenn, elsk deres hustruer, slik som Kristus elsket kirken og ga seg selv for henne,
- B1930
- I menn! elsk eders hustruer, likesom Kristus elsket menigheten og gav sig selv for den,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Peter 3:7
Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
Read in contextColossians 3:19
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Read in contextEphesians 5:28
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
Read in contextGenesis 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Read in contextEphesians 5:33
Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
Read in contextEphesians 5:2
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
Read in contextGalatians 1:4
Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
Read in contextRevelation 5:9
And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
Read in context