Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So husbands ought also to
King James Version
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
Holman Bible
In the same way, husbands are to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
International Standard Version
In the same way, husbands must love their wives as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself.
A Conservative Version
So ought the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
American Standard Version
Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:
Amplified
Even so husbands should and are morally obligated to love their own wives as [being in a sense] their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
An Understandable Version
In the same way also, husbands should love their own wives as they love their own bodies. The man who loves his own wife [actually] loves himself.
Anderson New Testament
So ought men to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself;
Bible in Basic English
Even so it is right for husbands to have love for their wives as for their bodies. He who has love for his wife has love for himself:
Common New Testament
So husbands ought also to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Daniel Mace New Testament
in like manner ought men to love their wives, as their own bodies: "he that loves his wife, loveth himself."
Darby Translation
So ought men also to love their own wives as their own bodies: he that loves his own wife loves himself.
Godbey New Testament
So the husbands ought to love their own wives with divine love as their own bodies. The one loving his own wife is loving himself:
Goodspeed New Testament
That is the way husbands ought to love their wives??s if they were their own bodies; a man who loves his wife is really loving himself,
John Wesley New Testament
Men ought so to love their wives as their own bodies: he that loveth his wife, loveth himself.
Julia Smith Translation
So ought men to love their own wives as their own bodies. He loving his wife, loves himself.
King James 2000
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Thus also husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. The one who loves his own wife loves himself.
Modern King James verseion
So men ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
So ought men to love their wives, as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself.
Moffatt New Testament
So ought husbands to love their wives ??to love them as their own bodies (he who loves his wife loves himself).
Montgomery New Testament
That is how husbands ought to love their wives, as they love their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
NET Bible
In the same way husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
New Heart English Bible
Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
Noyes New Testament
In like manner husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself;
Sawyer New Testament
Husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself;
The Emphasized Bible
So, ought the husbands also to be loving their own wives, as their own bodies, - he that loveth his own wife, loveth himself,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
So ought husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself.
Twentieth Century New Testament
That is how husbands ought to love their wives--as if they were their own bodies. A man who loves his wife is really loving himself;
Webster
So ought men to love their wives, as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself.
Weymouth New Testament
So too married men ought to love their wives as much as they love themselves. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Williams New Testament
This is the way married men ought to love their wives, as they do their own bodies. The married man who loves his wife is really loving himself,
World English Bible
Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
Worrell New Testament
So ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself;
Worsley New Testament
Men ought so to love their wives, as their own bodies: he that loveth his wife, loveth himself.
Youngs Literal Translation
so ought the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies: he who is loving his own wife -- himself he doth love;
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
Marriage » Those that love their wife
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 5:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
Husbands And Wives
27
that he might present her glorious for himself, a congregation , not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
28 So husbands ought also to
Phrases
Cross References
Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives even as the Christ also loved the congregation and gave himself for her,
Ephesians 5:33
Nevertheless, let each one of you do likewise, let each one so love his wife even as himself, and let the wife see that she reverences her husband.
Genesis 2:21-24
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept; and he took one of his sides and closed up the flesh in its place;
Matthew 19:5
And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and they shall be two in one flesh.
Ephesians 5:31
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother and shall be joined unto his wife, and they shall be two in one flesh.