Ephesians 5:29
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.
28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.
- KJV
- For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
- WEB
- For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly,
- ASV
- for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church;
- DARBY
- For no one has ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as also the Christ the assembly:
- BLB
- For no one at any time hated his own flesh, but he nourishes and cherishes it just as Christ also [does] the church.
- ÅB
- ingen har jo nogensinne hatet sitt eget kjød, men han før og varmer det, slik som Kristus gjør med menigheten;
- OTB
- For ingen har noen gang hatet sin egen kropp, men de gir den næring og omsorg, slik Kristus gjør med kirken—
- B1930
- ingen har jo nogensinne hatet sitt eget kjød, men han før og varmer det, likesom Kristus gjør med menigheten;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 5:31
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
Read in contextEzekiel 34:14–15
I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
Read in contextProverbs 11:17
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
Read in contextJohn 6:50–58
This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 4:5
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Read in contextIsaiah 40:11
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
Read in contextMatthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
Read in contextEzekiel 34:27
And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.
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