having in love predestinated us for himself to be adopted as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,

having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself

in reference to the dispensation of the fullness of the times, to gather for himself into one all things in Christ, the things which are in the heavens, and the things on the earth; even in him,

having abolished in his flesh the law of commandments contained in ordinances; that he might create of the two one new man in himself, thus making peace,

and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

and walk in love, as Christ also loved you, and gave himself for you an offering and a sacrifice to God, of a sweet odor.

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it,

that he himself might present to himself the church, glorious, having no spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish.

In like manner husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself;

However, do ye also severally love each one his own wife as himself; and let the wife see that she reverence her husband.