Parallel Verses
World English Bible
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;
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,
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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Fausets
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 assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it; 26 that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,
Cross References
Ephesians 5:28
Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
Colossians 3:19
Husbands, love your wives, and don't be bitter against them.
1 Peter 3:7
You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.
Ephesians 5:2
Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.
Genesis 2:24
Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.
Matthew 20:28
even as the Son of Man came not 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 of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood;
Genesis 24:67
Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. He loved her. Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
2 Samuel 12:3
but the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up together with him, and with his children. It ate of his own food, drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was to him like a daughter.
Proverbs 5:18-19
Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
Luke 22:19-20
He took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and gave to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in memory of me."
John 6:51
I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."
Acts 20:28
Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.
Galatians 1:4
who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to 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 living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
Ephesians 5:33
Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
1 Timothy 2:6
who gave himself as a ransom for all; the testimony in its own times;
1 Peter 1:18-21
knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,
Revelation 5:9
They sang a new song, saying, "You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,