he predestined us for adoption to himself through Jesus the Messiah, according to the pleasure of his will,

He rendered the Law inoperative, along with its commandments and regulations, thus creating in himself one new humanity from the two, thereby making peace,

having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, the Messiah Jesus himself being the cornerstone.

Live lovingly, just as the Messiah also loved us and gave himself for us as an offering and sacrifice, a fragrant aroma to God.

Husbands, love your wives as the Messiah loved the church and gave himself for it,

and might present the church to himself in all its glory, without a spot or wrinkle or anything of the kind, but holy and without fault.

In the same way, husbands must love their wives as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself.

But each individual man among you must love his wife as he loves himself; and may the wife fear her husband.