Ephesians 5:28
“So ought men to loue their wiues, as their owne bodies: hee that loueth his wife, loueth himselfe.”
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Ephesians 5:28 Context
26That he might sanctifie & cleanse it with the washing of water, by the word, 27That hee might present it to himselfe a glorious Church, not hauing spot or wrinckle, or any such thing: but that it should bee holy and without blemish. 28So ought men to loue their wiues, as their owne bodies: hee that loueth his wife, loueth himselfe. 29For no man euer yet hated his owne flesh: but nourisheth and cherisheth it, euen as the Lord the Church: 30For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
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So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
- King James Version
So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself;
- New American Standard Version (1995)