Parallel Verses
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;
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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Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 5:25
Prayers for Ephesians 5:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Husbands And Wives
24
The congregation is subject to Christ. Likewise let the wives also be to their husbands in everything.
25
Cross References
Ephesians 5:28
In this way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his own wife loves himself.
Colossians 3:19
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
1 Peter 3:7
In the same way, you husbands live with your wives in an understanding way. Honor the woman as the weaker vessel. For you are joint-heirs of the grace of life. May your prayers not be hindered (cut-off) (blocked).
Ephesians 5:2
Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us. He was an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling odor.
Genesis 2:24
This is the reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife. They will become one flesh.
Matthew 20:28
The Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom in payment for many.
Revelation 1:5
And from Jesus Christ, who is the Faithful Witness, and 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
Isaac brought Rebecca into the tent that his mother Sarah had lived in. She became his wife. Isaac loved Rebecca. He was comforted for the loss of his mother.
2 Samuel 12:3
But the poor man had only one little female lamb that he bought. He raised her, and she grew up in his home with his children. She would eat his food and drink from his cup. She rested in his arms and was like a daughter to him.
Proverbs 5:18-19
Let your fountain be blessed. Rejoice with the wife of your youth.
Luke 22:19-20
He gave thanks. Then he took the bread, broke it and gave it to them, saying: This represents my body that is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.
John 6:51
I am the living bread that came down out of heaven. If any man eats of this bread he will live forever. Yes and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.
Acts 20:28
Be on guard for yourselves and the flock that the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Feed the Congregation of God that he purchased with the blood of his own [Son].
Galatians 1:4
He (Jesus) gave himself for our sins that he might deliver us out of this present evil age. This is according to the will of our God and Father.
Galatians 2:20
I have been impaled with Christ. It is no longer I that live, but Christ lives in me. The life that I now live in the flesh (physical body) I live by faith. This is the faith that is in the Son of God. He loved me and gave himself up for me.
Ephesians 5:33
Each one of you should love his own wife even as himself. The wife should respect her husband.
1 Timothy 2:6
He gave himself as a ransom for all. A witness was to be given at the right time.
1 Peter 1:18-21
Know that you were redeemed from your futile way of life inherited from your fathers. [The redemption] was not with corruptible things like silver or gold,
Revelation 5:9
They sing a new song, saying: You are worthy to take the book, and to open the seals, for you were slaughtered and by your blood you bought persons for God out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation.