Ephesians 5:29

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

New Heart English 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

28Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

30because we are members of his body.

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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.He will gently lead those who have their young.

Ezekiel 34:27The 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 the Lord, when I have broken the bars of their yoke, and have delivered them out of the hand of those who made slaves of them.

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

Ephesians 5:31"For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become 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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