Ephesians 5:25

Wives and Husbands

24Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her26to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

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Berean Standard Bible
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
American Standard Version (1901)
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
Bible in Basic English
Husbands, have love for your wives, even as Christ had love for the church, and gave himself for it;
Douay-Rheims 1899
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it:
Free Bible Version
Husbands, you should love your wives in the same way as Christ loved the church and gave himself for it.
Geneva Bible 1599
Husbands, loue your wiues, euen as Christ loued the Church, and gaue himselfe for it,
King James (Authorized) Version
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Plain English Version
Yes, and you men that are husbands, you have to do your part too. You have to always love your wives properly, just like Jesus Christ loves the people in his church properly. Jesus let people kill him so that he could save us.
Translation for Translators
Each of you husbands, love your wife as Christ loved all of us who would become believers, with the result that he willingly died for our sake,
Unlocked Literal Bible
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
Noah Webster Bible
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
World English Bible
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly and gave himself up for her,
Young's Literal Translation
The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it,