Ephesians 5:28-32
English Standard Version
28 In the same way (A)husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, 30 because (B)we are members of his body. 31 (C)“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and (D)the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.
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Ephesians 5:28-32
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.
Footnotes
- Ephesians 5:31 Gen. 2:24
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