28Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.


In Context

25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;

26 that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

27 that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

28 Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

29 For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;

30 because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.

Ephesians 5:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:28So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:28In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:28So also ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:28Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:28So ought men also to love their own wives as their own bodies: he that loves his own wife loves himself.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:28Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:28So ought men to love their wives, as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:28so ought the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies: he who is loving his own wife — himself he doth love;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:28So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself.