Ephesians 5:29

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

None of us hate our own bodies. We provide for them and take good care of them, just as Christ does for the church,

Cross References

Genesis 2:23

and the man exclaimed, “Here is someone like me! She is part of my body, my own flesh and bones. She came from me, a man. So I will name her Woman!”

Proverbs 11:17

Kindness is rewarded— but if you are cruel, you hurt yourself.

Ecclesiastes 4:5

Fools will fold their hands and starve to death.

Isaiah 40:11

The LORD cares for his nation, just as shepherds care for their flocks. He carries the lambs in his arms, while gently leading the mother sheep.

Ezekiel 34:27

to make their trees produce fruit and their crops grow. I will set them free from slavery and let them live safely in their own land. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

Matthew 23:37

Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Your people have killed the prophets and have stoned the messengers who were sent to you. I have often wanted to gather your people, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. But you wouldn't let me.

Matthew 6:26

Look at the birds in the sky! They don't plant or harvest. They don't even store grain in barns. Yet your Father in heaven takes care of them. Aren't you worth more than birds?

Romans 1:31

They are stupid, unreliable, and don't have any love or pity for others.

Ephesians 5:28

In the same way, a husband should love his wife as much as he loves himself. A husband who loves his wife shows that he loves himself.

Ephesians 5:30

because we are each part of his body.

Ephesians 5:31

As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother to get married, and he becomes like one person with his wife.”