Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
Married men, love your wives, as Christ also loved the Church and gave Himself up to death 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;
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;
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
Images Ephesians 5:25
Prayers for Ephesians 5:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Husbands And Wives
24 And just as the Church submits to Christ, so also married women should be entirely submissive to their husbands. 25 Married men, love your wives, as Christ also loved the Church and gave Himself up to death for her; 26 in order to make her holy, cleansing her with the baptismal water by the word,
Cross References
Ephesians 5:28
So too married men ought to love their wives as much as they love themselves. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Colossians 3:19
Married men, be affectionate to your wives, and do not treat them harshly.
1 Peter 3:7
Married men, in the same way, live with your wives with a clear recognition of the fact that they are weaker than you. Yet, since you are heirs with them of God's free gift of Life, treat them with honour; so that your prayers may not be hindered.
Ephesians 5:2
And live and act lovingly, as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up to death on our behalf as an offering and sacrifice to God, yielding a fragrant odor.
Matthew 20:28
just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as the redemption-price for many."
Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, the truthful witness, the first of the dead to be born to Life, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins with His own blood,
Luke 22:19-20
Then, taking a Passover biscuit, He gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is being given on your behalf: this do in remembrance of me."
John 6:51
I am the living bread come down out of Heaven. If a man eats this bread, he shall live for ever. Moreover the bread which I will give is my flesh given for the life of the world."
Acts 20:28
"Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has placed you to take the oversight for Him and act as shepherds to the Church of God, which He has bought with His own blood.
Galatians 1:4
who gave Himself to suffer for our sins in order to rescue us from the present wicked age in accordance with the will of our God and Father.
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ that lives in me; and the life which I now live in the body I live through faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself up to death on my behalf.
Ephesians 5:33
Yet I insist that among you also, each man is to love his own wife as much as he loves himself, and let a married woman see to it that she treats her husband with respect.
1 Timothy 2:6
who gave Himself as the redemption price for all--a fact testified to at its own appointed time,
1 Peter 1:18-21
knowing, as you do, that it was not with a ransom of perishable wealth, such as silver or gold, that you were set free from your frivolous habits of life which had been handed down to you from your forefathers,
Revelation 5:9
And now they sing a new song. "It is fitting," they say, "that Thou shouldst be the One to take the book And break its seals; Because Thou hast been offered in sacrifice, And hast purchased for God with Thine own blood Some out of every tribe and language and people and nation,