the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Ephesians 5:25
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Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her,
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her,
Husbands, love your wives as much as Christ loves his outfit (the church). Jesus gave his life up for it and you husbands must love your wives just as much.
Husbands, have love for your wives, even as Christ had love for the church, and gave himself for it;
Husbands, love your own wives, even as the Christ also loved the assembly, and has delivered himself up for it,
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it;
Married men, love your wives, as Christ also loved the Church and gave Himself up to death for her;
Husbands, loue your wiues, euen as Christ also loued the Church, and gaue himselfe for it:
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly and gave Himself up on its behalf,
Ye hussbandes loue youre wyues, euen as Christ loued the congregacion, and gaue himselfe for it,
You husband, love your spouse, even as Christ loved the church, and laid down his life for her:
Husbands, go all out in your love for your wives, exactly as Christ did for the church—a love marked by giving, not getting. Christ's love makes the church whole. His words evoke her beauty. Everything he does and says is designed to bring the best out of her, dressing her in dazzling white silk, radiant with holiness. And that is how husbands ought to love their wives. They're really doing themselves a favor—since they're already "one" in marriage.
Husbands, love your wives [seek the highest good for her and surround her with a caring, unselfish love], just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her,
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
Husbandes love youre wyves even as Christ loved the congregacion and gave him silfe for it
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it,
Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself for it
Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
A husband should love his wife as much as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it.
As for husbands, love your wives, just as the Messiah loved the Messianic Community, indeed, gave himself up on its behalf,
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
Husbands, loue your wiues, euen as Christ loued the Church, & gaue himselfe for it,
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved his church, and gave himself for it;
Husbands, love your wives, even as Messiah also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;
Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself for it,Acts 20:28; Galatians 1:4; 2:20; Ephesians 2:2; Colossians 3:19; 1 Peter 3:7;">[xr]
Husbands, love your wives, as also the Meshiha loved his church, and gave himself for her,
Husbands, love your wives, even as the Messiah loved his church, and delivered himself up for it;
For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her
Husbands, love your wives. You must love them as Christ loved the church. He gave His life for it.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
Ye husbands, be loving your wives, even as, the Christ also, loved the assembly, and delivered, himself, up in her behalf,
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church and delivered himself up for it:
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for her;
Ye husbandes loue your wyues, euen as Christe also loued the Churche, and gaue hym selfe for it,
Husbands, love your wives the same as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her,
Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it.
Men, loue ye youre wyues, as Crist louyde the chirche, and yaf hym silf for it, to make it holi;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
love: Ephesians 5:28, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 24:67, 2 Samuel 12:3, Proverbs 5:18, Proverbs 5:19, Colossians 3:19, 1 Peter 3:7
loved: Ephesians 5:2, Matthew 20:28, Luke 22:19, Luke 22:20, John 6:51, Acts 20:28, Galatians 1:4, Galatians 2:20, 1 Timothy 2:6, 1 Peter 1:18-21, Revelation 1:5, Revelation 5:9
Reciprocal: Genesis 26:7 - She is my sister Leviticus 8:22 - the ram of consecration Leviticus 9:12 - General Numbers 19:19 - shall sprinkle Ruth 4:10 - have I Psalms 16:3 - in whom Proverbs 31:10 - can Ecclesiastes 3:8 - time to love Song of Solomon 1:11 - General Song of Solomon 2:6 - General Song of Solomon 4:7 - General Isaiah 54:5 - thy Maker Isaiah 62:4 - Beulah Hosea 2:16 - Ishi Hosea 2:19 - And I will Zechariah 13:1 - a fountain Matthew 1:21 - for Matthew 12:50 - and sister Matthew 16:18 - my Matthew 25:1 - the bridegroom Luke 5:34 - bridegroom John 3:29 - hath John 11:36 - Behold John 13:1 - having John 18:8 - if Romans 8:37 - him 1 Corinthians 7:33 - how 1 Corinthians 14:35 - let Ephesians 3:19 - to know Ephesians 5:23 - he Ephesians 5:33 - let 2 Thessalonians 2:16 - which 1 John 3:5 - to 1 John 3:16 - perceive 1 John 5:6 - by water and Revelation 12:1 - a woman Revelation 21:2 - as
Cross-References
To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael, and Mehujael begot Methushael, and Methushael begot Lamech.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Husbands, love your wives,.... Which consists in a strong and cordial affection for them; in a real delight and pleasure in them; in showing respect, and doing honour to them; in seeking their contentment, satisfaction, and pleasure; in a quiet, constant, and comfortable dwelling with them; in providing all things necessary for them; in protecting them from all injuries and abuses; in concealing their faults, and covering their infirmities; in entertaining the best opinion of their persons and actions; and in endeavouring to promote their spiritual good and welfare: this love ought to be hearty and sincere, and not feigned and selfish; it should be shown in private, as well as in public: it should be chaste and single, constant and perpetual; it should exceed that which is bore to neighbours, or even to parents, and should be equal to that a man bears to himself; though not so as to hinder, and break in upon love to God and Christ: many are the reasons why husbands should love their wives; they are given to be helps unto them; they are companions of them; they are wives of covenant; they are their own wives, yea, their own bodies, their own flesh, nay, as themselves; they are their image and their glory; and especially the example of Christ, in his love to his church and people, should engage to it:
even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it:
:-; the Syriac and Ethiopic versions read, "his own church"; his bride and spouse, whom he betrothed to himself from all eternity, the Father having given her to him; and is no other than the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven, even all the elect of God.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Husbands, love your wives - The duty of the wife is to obey; the right of the husband is to command. But the apostle would guard against the abuse of that right by enjoining the manifestation of such a spirit on the husband as would secure obedience on the part of the wife. He proceeds, therefore, to show, that the husband, in all his conversation with the wife, should manifest the same spirit which the Lord Jesus did toward the church; or, in other words, he holds up the conduct of the Redeemer toward the church, as the model for a husband to imitate. If a husband wished a rule that would be short, simple, clear, and efficacious, about the manner in which he should regard and treat his wife, he could not find a better one than that here suggested.
Even as Christ loved the church - This was the strongest love that has ever been evinced in this world. It follows, that a husband is in no danger of loving his wife too much, provided she be not loved more than God. We are to make the love which Christ had for the church the model.
And gave himself for it - Gave himself to die to redeem it. The meaning here is, that husbands are to imitate the Redeemer in this respect. As he gave himself to suffer on the cross to save the church, so we are to be willing to deny ourselves, and to bear toil and trial, that we may promote the happiness of the wife. It is the duty of the husband to toil for her support; to provide for her needs; to deny himself of rest and ease, if necessary, in order to attend on her in sickness to go before her in danger; to defend her if she is in peril; and to be ready to die to save her Why should he not be? If they are shipwrecked, and there is a single plank on which safety can be secured, should he not be willing to place her on that, and see her safe at all hazards to himself? But there may be more implied in this than that a man is to toil, and even to lay down his life for the welfare of his wife. Christ laid down his life to save the church; and a husband should feel that it should be one great object of his life to promote the salvation of his wife. He is bound so to live as not to interfere with her salvation, but so as to promote it in every way possible. He is to furnish her all the “facilities” that she may need, to enable her to attend on the worship of God; and to throw no obstacles in her way. He is to set her the example; to counsel her if she needs counsel, and to make the path of salvation as easy for her as possible. If a husband has the spirit and self-denial of the Saviour, he will regard no sacrifice too great if he may promote the salvation of his family.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 25. Husbands, love your wives — Here is a grand rule, according to which every husband is called to act: Love your wife as Christ loved the Church. But how did Christ love the Church? He gave himself for it-he laid down his life for it. So then husbands should, if necessary, lay down their lives for their wives: and there is more implied in the words than mere protection and support; for, as Christ gave himself for the Church to save it, so husbands should, by all means in their power, labour to promote the salvation of their wives, and their constant edification in righteousness. Thus we find that the authority of the man over the woman is founded on his love to her, and this love must be such as to lead him to risk his life for her. As the care of the family devolves on the wife, and the children must owe the chief direction of their minds and formation of their manners to the mother, she has need of all the assistance and support which her husband can give her; and, if she performs her duty well, she deserves the utmost of his love and affection.
