Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself 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;
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,
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;
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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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, thus also wives [should be subject] to their husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for her; 26 in order that he might sanctify her by cleansing [her] with the washing of water by the word;
Cross References
Ephesians 5:28
Thus also husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. The one who loves his own wife loves himself.
Colossians 3:19
Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.
1 Peter 3:7
Husbands, in the same way live with [your wives] {knowledgeably}, as with the weaker female vessel, showing [them] honor as fellow heirs also of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
Ephesians 5:2
and live in love, just as also Christ loved us, and gave himself for us an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant smell.
Genesis 2:24
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall cling to his wife, and they shall be as one flesh.
Matthew 20:28
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life [as] a ransom for many."
Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and released us from our sins by his blood
Genesis 24:67
And Isaac brought her to the tent of Sarah his mother. And he took Rebekah, and she became his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after [the death of] his mother.
2 Samuel 12:3
but the poor [man] had nothing except for one small ewe lamb which he had bought. He had nurtured her, and she grew up with him and with his children together. She used to eat from his morsel and drink from his cup, and she used to lie in his lap and became like a daughter for him.
Proverbs 5:18-19
May your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth.
Luke 22:19-20
And he took bread, [and] [after] giving thanks, he broke [it] and gave [it] to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."
John 6:51
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread, he will live {forever}. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."
Acts 20:28
Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has appointed you [as] overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he obtained through the blood of his own [Son].
Galatians 1:4
who gave himself for our sins in order to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
Galatians 2:20
and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me, and that [life] I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Ephesians 5:33
Only you also, each one [of you], must thus love his own wife as himself, and the wife {must respect} her husband.
1 Timothy 2:6
who gave himself a ransom for all, the testimony at the proper time,
1 Peter 1:18-21
[because you] know that you were redeemed from your futile way of life inherited from your ancestors not with perishable things like silver or gold,
Revelation 5:9
And they were singing a new song, saying, "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slaughtered, and bought [people] for God by your blood from every tribe and language and people and nation,