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Ephesians 5:28-33
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Ephesians 5:28-33
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
28 In the same way, husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hates his own flesh, but he nourishes and tenderly cares for it, just as Christ does for the church, 30 because we are members of his body.[a](A) 31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”(B) 32 This is a great mystery, but I am speaking about Christ and the church. 33 Each of you, however, should love his wife as himself, and a wife should respect[b] her husband.
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Ephesians 5:28-33
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Ephesians 5:28-33
New International Version
28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives(A) as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— 30 for we are members of his body.(B) 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.”[a](C) 32 This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33 However, each one of you also must love his wife(D) as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
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- Ephesians 5:31 Gen. 2:24
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