Parallel Verses
Amplified
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,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Holman Bible
Husbands, love your wives,
International Standard Version
Husbands, love your wives as the Messiah loved the church and gave himself for it,
A Conservative Version
Husbands, love your own wives even as Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it,
American Standard Version
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
An Understandable Version
Husbands, you should love your wives just as Christ also loved the church, and gave up His life for her,
Anderson New Testament
Husbands, love your wives, as the Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it,
Bible in Basic English
Husbands, have love for your wives, even as Christ had love for the church, and gave himself for it;
Common New Testament
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
Daniel Mace New Testament
You husband, love your spouse, even as Christ loved the church, and laid down his life for her:
Darby Translation
Husbands, love your own wives, even as the Christ also loved the assembly, and has delivered himself up for it,
Godbey New Testament
Husbands, love your wives with divine love, as Christ also loved the church with divine love, and gave himself for her;
Goodspeed New Testament
You who are husbands must love your wives, just as Christ loves the church and gave himself for her,
John Wesley New Testament
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it;
Julia Smith Translation
Husbands, love your own wives, as also Christ loved the church, and delivered himself up for it;
King James 2000
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for her;
Modern King James verseion
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for it,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Husbands: love your wives, even as Christ loved the congregation, and gave himself for it,
Moffatt New Testament
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
Montgomery New Testament
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her,
NET Bible
Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her
New Heart English Bible
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
Noyes New Testament
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it,
Sawyer New Testament
Husbands, love your wives as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it,
The Emphasized Bible
Ye husbands, be loving your wives, even as, the Christ also, loved the assembly, and delivered, himself, up in her behalf,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Husbands, love your own wives, as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Husbands, love your wives, just as the Christ loved the Church, and gave himself for her,
Webster
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Weymouth New Testament
Married men, love your wives, as Christ also loved the Church and gave Himself up to death for her;
Williams New Testament
You married men must love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her,
World English Bible
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;
Worrell New Testament
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the assembly, and delivered Himself up for it,
Worsley New Testament
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave up Himself for it:
Youngs Literal Translation
The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it,
Themes
The atonement » Exhibits the » Love of Christ
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As husband of the church
Church » For other leaders » Precious
Church » Body of Christ » Precious
The church » Purchased by the blood of Christ
Cleansing » Ps 51 » Spiritual promised
God's Promises » Of cleansing » Spiritual promised
Holiness » Christ » Effects, in his people
Home » Husbands and wives » Duties of husbands
Husbands' » Duty of, to wives » To love them
Love of Christ » To his church
Love to man » Should be exhibited, toward » Our families
Marriage » The duties of a husband
Marriage » What marriage is analogous to
Purification of heart » Cleansing, spiritual » Promised
Interlinear
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Devotionals
Devotionals about Ephesians 5:25
Devotionals containing Ephesians 5:25
References
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Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 5:25
Prayers for Ephesians 5:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Husbands And Wives
24 But as the church is subject to Christ, so also wives should be subject to their husbands in everything [respecting both their position as protector and their responsibility to God as head of the house]. 25 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, 26 so that He might sanctify the church, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word [of God],
Cross References
Ephesians 5:28
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.
Colossians 3:19
Husbands, love your wives [with an affectionate, sympathetic, selfless love that always seeks the best for them] and do not be embittered or resentful toward them [because of the responsibilities of marriage].
1 Peter 3:7
In the same way, you husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way [with great gentleness and tact, and with an intelligent regard for the marriage relationship], as with
Ephesians 5:2
and walk continually in love [that is, value one another—practice empathy and compassion, unselfishly seeking the best for others], just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God [slain for you, so that it became] a sweet fragrance.
Genesis 2:24
For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
Matthew 20:28
Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, the
Genesis 24:67
Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and he took Rebekah [in marriage], and she became his wife, and he loved her; therefore Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
2 Samuel 12:3
But the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb
Which he had purchased and nourished;
And it grew up together with him and his children.
It ate his food, drank from his cup, it lay in his arms,
And was like a daughter to him.
Proverbs 5:18-19
Let your fountain (wife) be blessed [with the rewards of fidelity],
And rejoice in the wife of your youth.
Luke 22:19-20
And when He had taken bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying,
John 6:51
Acts 20:28
Take care and be on guard for yourselves and for the whole flock over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd (tend, feed, guide) the church of God which He bought with His own blood.
Galatians 1:4
who gave Himself [as a sacrifice to atone] for our sins [to save and sanctify us] so that He might rescue us from this present evil
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ [that is, in Him I have shared His crucifixion]; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body I live by faith [by adhering to, relying on, and completely trusting] in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Ephesians 5:33
However, each man among you [without exception] is to love his wife as his very own self [with behavior worthy of respect and esteem, always seeking the best for her with an attitude of lovingkindness], and the wife [must see to it] that she respects and delights in her husband [that she notices him and prefers him and treats him with loving concern, treasuring him, honoring him, and holding him dear].
1 Timothy 2:6
who gave Himself as a ransom [a substitutionary sacrifice to atone] for all, the testimony given at the right and proper time.
1 Peter 1:18-21
For you know that you were not redeemed from your useless [spiritually unproductive] way of life inherited [by tradition] from your forefathers with perishable things like silver and gold,
Revelation 5:9
And they sang a new song [of glorious redemption], saying,