Ephesians 5:28

26 to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

27 and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

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

29 Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.

30 For we are members of His body.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
KJV
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
WEB
Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
ASV
Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:
DARBY
So ought men also to love their own wives as their own bodies: he that loves his own wife loves himself.
BLB
So also husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. The one loving his own wife loves himself.
ÅB
Så er mennene skyldige å elske sine hustruer som sine egne legemer. Den som elsker sin hustru, elsker seg selv;
OTB
På samme måte skal ektemenn elske sine hustruer som de elsker sine egne kropper. Den som elsker sin hustru elsker seg selv.
B1930
Så er mennene skyldige å elske sine hustruer som sine egne legemer. Den som elsker sin hustru, elsker sig selv;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ephesians 5:25

    Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

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  • Matthew 19:5

    and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?

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  • Genesis 2:21–24

    So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.

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  • Ephesians 5:33

    Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

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  • Ephesians 5:31

    “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”

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