For He Himself is our peace, He is the one who has made us both into one body and has broken down the barrier that kept us apart;

through His human nature He has put a stop to the hostility between us, namely, the law with its commands and decrees, in order to create one new humanity out of the two parties and so make peace through union with Himself, and in one body

for you are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself the cornerstone.

But, on the other hand, we shall go on holding to the truth and in love growing up into perfect union with Him, that is, Christ Himself who is the Head.

and practice living in love, just as Christ loved you too and gave Himself for you as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

You married men must love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her,

that He might present the church to Himself as a splendid bride without a blot or wrinkle or anything like it, but to be consecrated and faultless.

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,

Therefore, a man must leave his father and mother and so perfectly unite himself to his wife that the two shall be one.

But each one of you married men must love his wife as he loves himself, and the married woman, too, must respect her husband.