Ephesians 5:29

For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as also Christ the church,

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In The King James Version

For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

In Context

28So ought the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

30because we are parts of his body, of his flesh and of his bones.

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Cross References

Proverbs 11:17The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

Isaiah 40:11He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, [and] will gently lead those who have their young.

Ezekiel 34:27And the tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land. And they shall know that I am LORD when I have broken the bars of their yoke, and have delivered them

John 6:50This is the bread that comes down out of heaven, that a man may eat of it, and not die.

Ephesians 5:31Separate from this a man will leave his father and mother behind, and will be bonded with his wife, and the two will be in one flesh.

Matthew Henry on Ephesians 5:22-33

Duties of Husbands and Wives. ( a. d. 61.) 21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. 22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might… Read the whole commentary →

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