29for no one ever his own flesh did hate, but doth nourish and cherish it, as also the Lord — the assembly,


In Context

26 that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it with the bathing of the water in the saying,

27 that he might present it to himself the assembly in glory, not having spot or wrinkle, or any of such things, but that it may be holy and unblemished;

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

29 for no one ever his own flesh did hate, but doth nourish and cherish it, as also the Lord — the assembly,

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

31 for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they shall be — the two — for one flesh;'

Ephesians 5:29 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:29For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:29After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church--

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:29For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as also Christ doth the church:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:29for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:29For no one has ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as also the Christ the assembly:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:29for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:29For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:29For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:29For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord the church: