25 (A)Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and (B)gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by (C)the washing of water (D)with the word, 27 so (E)that he might present the church to himself in splendor, (F)without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.[a] 28 In the same way (G)husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 5:27 Or holy and blameless

33 However, (A)let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she (B)respects her husband.

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