Ephesians 5:28

Modern English Version

In this way men ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Cross References

Matthew 19:5

and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’ ?

Ephesians 5:25

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for it,

Ephesians 5:29

For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord cares for the church.

Ephesians 5:31

“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.”

Ephesians 5:33

However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

1 Peter 3:7

Likewise, you husbands, live considerately with your wives, giving honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they too are also heirs of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.