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Ephesians 5:28
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So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself;
So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself;
Husbands must do the same for their wives. Loving his wife shows that he loves himself.
Even so it is right for husbands to have love for their wives as for their bodies. He who has love for his wife has love for himself:
So ought men also to love their own wives as their own bodies: he that loves his own wife loves himself.
In the same way, husbands are to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
Men ought so to love their wives as their own bodies: he that loveth his wife, loveth himself.
So too married men ought to love their wives as much as they love themselves. He who loves his wife loves himself.
So ought men to loue their wiues, as their owne bodies: hee that loueth his wife, loueth himselfe.
So, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies, (he loving his wife loves himself),
So oughte men also to loue their wyues, euen as their awne bodyes. He that loueth his wife, loueth himselfe.
in like manner ought men to love their wives, as their own bodies: "he that loves his wife, loveth himself."
Even so husbands should and are morally obligated to love their own wives as [being in a sense] their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:
So ought men to love their wyves as their awne bodyes. He that loveth his wyfe loveth him sylfe.
Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loves his own wife loves himself:
So ought men to love their wives, as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself.
so ought the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies: he who is loving his own wife -- himself he doth love;
In the same way, husbands should love their wives as they love their own bodies. The man who loves his wife loves himself.
In the same way husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
In the same way, a husband should love his wife as much as he loves himself. A husband who loves his wife shows that he loves himself.
This is how husbands ought to love their wives — like their own bodies; for the man who loves his wife is loving himself.
In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
So ought men to loue their wiues, as their owne bodies: he that loueth his wife, loueth him selfe.
So should men love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
In the same way, husbands must love their wives as they lovethey love">[fn] their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself.
So it becometh husbands to love their wives, as their own bodies. For he who his wife loveth, himself he loveth.
It behooveth men so to love their wives, as [fn] their own bodies. For he that loveth his wife loveth himself.
So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself.
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself.
So men should love their wives as they love their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:
In the same way, husbands should love their wives as they do their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
So, ought the husbands also to be loving their own wives, as their own bodies, - he that loveth his own wife, loveth himself,
So also ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
Thus also husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. The one who loves his own wife loves himself.
So ought men to loue their wyues, as their owne bodies. He that loueth his wyfe, loueth hym selfe.
And husbands should love their wives like that. They should love their wives as they love their own bodies. The man who loves his wife loves himself,
So husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself;
Men ought to love their wives just as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself.
So and men `schulen loue her wyues, as her owne bodies. He that loueth his wijf, loueth hym silf;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
as: Ephesians 5:31, Ephesians 5:33, Genesis 2:21-24, Matthew 19:5
Reciprocal: Genesis 2:24 - and they shall be one flesh Deuteronomy 22:13 - General Deuteronomy 24:5 - a man Ecclesiastes 3:8 - time to love Isaiah 28:7 - erred Matthew 19:6 - God Mark 10:8 - one flesh 1 Corinthians 7:2 - let Ephesians 5:25 - love Colossians 3:19 - love
Gill's Notes on the Bible
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies,.... It is a common saying with the Jews, that a man's wife is כגופו, "as his own body" r; and it is one of the precepts of their wise men, that a man should honour his wife more than his body, ואהבה כגופו, and "love her as his body" s; for as they also say, they are but one body t; the apostle seems to speak in the language of his countrymen; however, his doctrine and theirs agree in this point: wherefore
he that loveth his wife loveth himself; because she is one body and flesh with him.
r T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 24. 1. & Becorot, fol. 35. 2. Maimon. Hilchot Becorot, c. 2. sect. 17. Tzeror Hammor, fol. 18. 2. s T. Bab. Yebamot, fol. 62. 2. & Sanhedrin, fol. 76. 2. Derech Eretz, fol. 17. 4. Maimon Hilchot Ishot, c. 15. sect. 19. t Tzeror Hammor, fol. 6. 3.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies - Because they are one flesh; Ephesians 5:31. This is the subject on which Paul had been speaking, and from which he had been diverted by the allusion to the glorified church. The doctrine here is, that a husband should have the same care for the comfort of his wife which he has for himself. He should regard her as one with himself; and as he protects his own body from cold and hunger, and, when sick and suffering, endeavors to restore it to health, so he should regard and treat her.
He that loveth his wife loveth himself -
(1) Because she is one with him, and their interests are identified.
(2) Because, by this, he really promotes his own welfare, as much as he does when he takes care of his own body. A man’s kindness to his wife will be more than repaid by the happiness which she imparts; and all the real solicitude which he shows to make her happy, will come to more than it costs. If a man wishes to promote his own happiness in the most effectual way, he had better begin by showing kindness to his wife.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 28. As their own bodies — For the woman is, properly speaking, a part of the man; for God made man male and female, and the woman was taken out of his side; therefore is she flesh of his flesh, and bone of his bone; and therefore, he that loveth his wife loveth himself, for they two are one flesh. The apostle, in all these verses, refers to the creation and original state of the first human pair.
