Ephesians 5:28

The-same-ly the men are-owing to-be-loving the women of{sameselves} as the bodies of{sameselves}. The loving the woman of{sameself} is-loving sameself,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

In Context

27in-which-place he-may-stand-aside/beside same to{sameself} the in-esteem-ious/glorious out-calling, not having spot/mark or shrivel/wrinkle or what of{the to-which-the-same[plural]}; contrariwise, in-which-place it/she-may-be-being holy and unblemished.

29for not-one at-what-time hates the flesh of{sameself}; contrariwise, he-is-nourishing-out and is-warming/soothing/comforting same according-as also the Anointed [does] the out-calling,

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Cross References

Matthew 19:5and he-says, ["]Because of{the-same} [a] man will-leave-behind the father and the mother and will-be-glued/welded/adhered/conjoined-toward to{the woman} of{same}, and the two will-be into one flesh,["]

Ephesians 5:31in-place-of "of{the-same} [a] man will-leave-behind the father of{same} and the mother and will-be-glued/welded/adhered/conjoined-toward toward the woman of{same} and the two will-be into 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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