²⁵^mHusbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and ⁿgave himself for it; ²⁶That he might ^psanctify and ^pcleanse it ^owith the washing of water ^pby the word, ²⁷^qThat he might present it to himself a glorious church, ^rnot having ^sspot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be ^tholy and without blemish. ²⁸So ought men to ^mlove their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. ²⁹For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but ^ttnourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: ³⁰For ^uwe are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

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Footnotes

m Col. 3:19. So ver. 28, 33. Comp. 1 Pet. 3:7.
nSee ver. 2.
pch. 6:17. Heb. 6:5. So John 15:3. & 17:17.
pch. 6:17. Heb. 6:5. So John 15:3. & 17:17.
o Tit. 3:5. See John 3:5. Comp. 1 Pet. 3:21. 1 John 5:6.
pch. 6:17. Heb. 6:5. So John 15:3. & 17:17.
qSee 2 Cor. 11:2. So Col. 1:22.
rCited generally from Cant. 4:7.
tSee ch. 1:4.
m Col. 3:19. So ver. 28, 33. Comp. 1 Pet. 3:7.
ttch. 6:4 (Gk.).
u 1 Cor. 6:15. & 12:27. So Gen. 2:23. Rom. 12:5. Comp. John 15:5.

Cross references

s 2 Pet. 2:13.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church—for we are members of his body.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her to make her holy, cleansing her with the washing of water by the word. He did this to present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or anything like that, but holy and blameless. In the same way, husbands are to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hates his own flesh but provides and cares for it, just as Christ does for the church, since we are members of his body.

NLTNew Living Translation

For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. 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. No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church. And we are members of his body.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for her; in order that he might sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word; in order that he might present to himself the church glorious, not having a spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she may be holy and blameless. Thus also husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. The one who loves his own wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as also Christ does the church, because we are members of his body.