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

⁷ 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.

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

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

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

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

² 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)

⁵ 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)

⁴ 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)

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)