Ephesians 5:29

for no one ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ doth the church;

Noyes Bible

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

28In like manner husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself;

30for we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

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Cross References

Proverbs 11:17He that doeth good to himself is a man of kindness; But he that tormenteth his own flesh is cruel.

Isaiah 40:11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; He shall gather up the lambs in his arms, And carry them in his bosom, And gently lead the nursing ewes.

Ezekiel 34:27And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase; and they shall be secure in their land, and shall know that I am Jehovah, when I shall break the bands of their yoke and deliver them out of the hand of them that made them servants.

John 6:50This is the bread which is coming down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die.

Ephesians 5:31“For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be 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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