Ephesians 5:28

Wives and Husbands

27and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.28In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.29Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.

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Berean Standard Bible
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
American Standard Version (1901)
Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:
Bible in Basic English
Even so it is right for husbands to have love for their wives as for their bodies. He who has love for his wife has love for himself:
Douay-Rheims 1899
So also ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself.
Free Bible Version
Husbands should love their wives just like this, as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself—
Geneva Bible 1599
So ought men to loue their wiues, as their owne bodies: he that loueth his wife, loueth him selfe.
King James (Authorized) Version
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
Plain English Version
Well, husbands have to love their wives properly, just like Jesus loves us. You know that everyone loves his own body and looks after it properly. Well, in the same way, husbands have to love their wives and look after them, just as much as they love their own bodies. A man that loves his wife, loves himself.
Translation for Translators
In the same way, each man should love his wife as he loves his own body. Men who love their wives, it is as though they love themselves.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In the same way husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
Noah Webster Bible
So ought men to love their wives, as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself.
World English Bible
Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
Young's Literal Translation
so ought the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies: he who is loving his own wife — himself he doth love;