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

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25 Husbands, love your wives,(A) just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her(B)

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Husbands, in the same way, show consideration for your wives in your life together, paying honor to the woman—though the weaker vessel,[a] they are joint heirs of the gracious gift of life—so that nothing may hinder your prayers.(A)

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  1. 3.7 Or body

Husbands,(A) in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

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19 Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.

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19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

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

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28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives(A) as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

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24 Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh.(A)

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24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united(A) to his wife, and they become one flesh.(B)

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33 Each of you, however, should love his wife as himself, and a wife should respect[a] her husband.

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  1. 5.33 Or fear

33 However, each one of you also must love his wife(A) as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

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and walk in love, as Christ loved us[a] and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.(A)

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  1. 5.2 Other ancient authorities read you

and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us(A) and gave himself up for us(B) as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.(C)

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and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.

To him who loves us and freed[a] us from our sins by his blood

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  1. 1.5 Other ancient authorities read washed

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness,(A) the firstborn from the dead,(B) and the ruler of the kings of the earth.(C)

To him who loves us(D) and has freed us from our sins by his blood,(E)

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who gave himself for our sins to set us free from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,(A)

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who gave himself for our sins(A) to rescue us from the present evil age,(B) according to the will of our God and Father,(C)

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20 and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God,[a] who loved me and gave himself for me.(A)

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  1. 2.20 Or by faith in the Son of God

20 I have been crucified with Christ(A) and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.(B) The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God,(C) who loved me(D) and gave himself for me.(E)

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18 Let your fountain be blessed,
    and rejoice in the wife of your youth,(A)
19     a lovely deer, a graceful doe.
May her breasts satisfy you at all times;
    may you be intoxicated always by her love.(B)

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18 May your fountain(A) be blessed,
    and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.(B)
19 A loving doe, a graceful deer(C)
    may her breasts satisfy you always,
    may you ever be intoxicated with her love.

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They sing a new song:

“You are worthy to take the scroll
    and to break its seals,
for you were slaughtered and by your blood you ransomed for God
    saints from[a] every tribe and language and people and nation;(A)

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  1. 5.9 Gk ransomed for God from

And they sang a new song, saying:(A)

“You are worthy(B) to take the scroll
    and to open its seals,
because you were slain,
    and with your blood(C) you purchased(D) for God
    persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.(E)

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67 Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent. He took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.(A)

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67 Isaac brought her into the tent(A) of his mother Sarah,(B) and he married Rebekah.(C) So she became his wife, and he loved her;(D) and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.(E)

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