Ephesians 5:29

Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

For none at any time hates his own flesh; but brings it up and cherishes it, as also the Lord the church:

Cross References

Ephesians 5:31

For this a man shall leave his father and mother, and be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

Ecclesiastes 4:5

The foolish one folded his hands together, and ate his flesh.

Proverbs 11:17

The man of mercy benefited his soul: and the cruel troubled his flesh.

Isaiah 40:11

As a shepherd he will feed his flock: with his arm he will gather the lambs, and will lift up into his bosom, he will lead those coming up.

Matthew 23:37

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets, and stoning those sent to her; how often did I wish to gather thy children together, which manner a bird gathers together her young broods under the wings, and ye would not!

Romans 1:31

Destitute of understanding, unsteady, devoid of natural affection, implacable, merciless:

Ezekiel 34:27

And the tree of the field gave its fruit, and the land shall give her produce, and they shall be upon their land with confidence, and they knew that I am Jehovah in my breaking the rods of their yoke; and I delivered them from the hand of those serving themselves in them.

Genesis 2:23

And the man will say, This is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh; and this shall be called woman, because she was taken from man.

Matthew 6:26

Look ye upon the fowls of heaven; for they neither sow, nor reap, nor collect into stores; and your heavenly Father nourishes them. Do ye not rather differ from them

Ephesians 5:28

So ought men to love their own wives as their own bodies. He loving his wife, loves himself.

Ephesians 5:30

For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.