Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
For no one ever hates his own flesh but provides and cares for it, just as Christ does for the church,
New American Standard Bible
for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church,
King James Version
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
International Standard Version
For no one has ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and tenderly cares for it, as the Messiah does the church.
A Conservative Version
For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as also Christ the church,
American Standard Version
for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church;
Amplified
For no one ever hated his own body, but [instead] he nourishes and protects and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,
An Understandable Version
For no [normal] person ever hated his own [physical] body, but [instead] he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ also does for the church,
Anderson New Testament
for no one ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Christ the church:
Bible in Basic English
For no man ever had hate for his flesh; but he gives it food and takes care of it, even as Christ does for the church;
Common New Testament
For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church,
Daniel Mace New Testament
no man was ever yet averse to his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as the Lord doth the church:
Darby Translation
For no one has ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as also the Christ the assembly:
Godbey New Testament
for no one ever yet hated his own flesh; but he nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ also the church;
Goodspeed New Testament
for no one ever hates his own person, but he feeds it and takes care of it, just as Christ does with the church,
John Wesley New Testament
Now no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as also the Lord the church.
Julia Smith Translation
For none at any time hates his own flesh; but brings it up and cherishes it, as also the Lord the church:
King James 2000
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord the church:
Lexham Expanded Bible
For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as also Christ [does] the church,
Modern King James verseion
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord loves the church.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For no man ever yet, hated his own flesh; but nourisheth, and cherisheth it: even as the Lord doth the congregation.
Moffatt New Testament
For no one ever hates his flesh; no, he nourishes and cherishes it (just as Christ does the church
Montgomery New Testament
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it as Christ does the church;
NET Bible
For no one has ever hated his own body but he feeds it and takes care of it, just as Christ also does the church,
New Heart English Bible
For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as Christ also does the church;
Noyes New Testament
for no one ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ doth the church;
Sawyer New Testament
for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ also the church;
The Emphasized Bible
No one, in fact, ever yet hated, his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, - even as, the Christ, the assembly,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
Twentieth Century New Testament
For no one ever yet hated his own body. But every one feeds his body and cares for it, just as the Christ for the Church;
Webster
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
Weymouth New Testament
For never yet has a man hated his own body. On the contrary he feeds and cherishes it, just as Christ feeds and cherishes the Church;
Williams New Testament
for no one ever hates his own physical person, but he feeds and fosters it, just as Christ does the church;
World English Bible
For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;
Worrell New Testament
for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, as also Christ the assembly;
Worsley New Testament
For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord also doth the church:
Youngs Literal Translation
for no one ever his own flesh did hate, but doth nourish and cherish it, as also the Lord -- the assembly,
Themes
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As husband of the church
Husbands' » Duty of, to wives » To love them
Marriage » Husbands and wives becoming one
Marriage » What marriage is analogous to
Topics
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 5:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
Husbands And Wives
28
In the same way, husbands are to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
29 For no one ever hates his own flesh but provides and cares for it, just as Christ does for the church,
30
since we are members of His body.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:17
but a cruel man brings disaster on himself.
Ecclesiastes 4:5
and consumes his own flesh.
Isaiah 40:11
He gathers the lambs in His arms
and carries them in the fold of His garment.
He gently leads those that are nursing.
Ezekiel 34:14-15
I will tend them with good pasture, and their grazing place will be on Israel’s lofty mountains. There they will lie down in a good grazing place; they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
Ezekiel 34:27
The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. They will know that I am Yahweh when I break the bars of their yoke and rescue them from the hands of those who enslave them.
Matthew 23:37
John 6:50-58
Romans 1:31
undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving,
Ephesians 5:31
his father and mother
and be joined to his wife,
and the two will become one flesh.