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Ephesians 5:33

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5:33Nevertheless,43 each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself,44 and the wife must45 respect46 her husband.

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  1. 43 The translation of πλήν (plēn) is somewhat difficult in this context, though the overall thrust of the argument is clear. It could be an adversative idea such as “but,” “nevertheless,” or “however” (see , , ), or it could simply be intended to round out and bring to conclusion the author’s discussion. In this latter case it could be translated with the use of “now” (so A. T. Lincoln, Ephesians [], ).
  2. 44 Grk “Nevertheless, you also, one by one, each his own wife so let him love as himself.” This statement is cumbersome and was cleaned up to reflect better English style.
  3. 45 The ἵνα (hina) clause was taken as imperatival, i.e., “let the wife respect.…”
  4. 46 The Greek verb φοβέομαι (phobeomai) here has been translated “respect” and the noun form of the word, i.e., φόβος (phobos), has been translated as “reverence” in 5:21.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

To sum up, each one of you is to love his wife as himself, and the wife is to respect her husband.

NLTNew Living Translation

So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Only you also, each one of you, must thus love his own wife as himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

KJV 1900King James Version

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.