Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your own wives, even as the Christ also loved the assembly, and has delivered himself up for it,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
In Context
26in order that he might sanctify it, purifying [it] by the washing of water by [the] word,
Cross References
Genesis 24:67And Isaac led her into his mother Sarah's tent; and he took Rebecca, and she became his wife, and he loved her. And Isaac was comforted after [the death of] his mother.
Proverbs 5:18Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.
Matthew 20:28as indeed the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
John 6:51I am the living bread which has come down out of heaven: if any one shall have eaten of this bread he shall live for ever; but the bread withal which I shall give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
Galatians 1:4who gave himself for our sins, so that he should deliver us out of the present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father;
Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, even as the Christ loved us, and delivered himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour.
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 →