Ephesians 5:25

New International Reader's Version

Husbands, love your wives. Love them just as Christ loved the church. He gave himself up for her.

Cross References

Genesis 2:24

That’s why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife. The two of them become one.

Genesis 24:67

Isaac brought Rebekah into the tent that had belonged to his mother Sarah. And he married Rebekah. She became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother died.

2 Samuel 12:3

But all the poor man had was one little female lamb. He had bought it. He raised it. It grew up with him and his children. It shared his food. It drank from his cup. It even slept in his arms. It was just like a daughter to him.

Song of Solomon 1:11

We will make gold earrings for you. We’ll decorate them with silver.”

Matthew 20:28

Be like the Son of Man. He did not come to be served. Instead, he came to serve others. He came to give his life as the price for setting many people free.”

John 6:51

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Everyone who eats some of this bread will live forever. This bread is my body. I will give it for the life of the world.”

Acts 20:28

Keep watch over yourselves. Keep watch over all the believers. The Holy Spirit has made you leaders over them. Be shepherds of God’s church. He bought it with his own blood.

Galatians 1:4

Jesus gave his life for our sins. He set us free from this evil world. That was what our God and Father wanted.

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ. I don’t live any longer, but Christ lives in me. Now I live my life in my body by faith in the Son of God. He loved me and gave himself for me.

Ephesians 5:2

Lead a life of love, just as Christ did. He loved us. He gave himself up for us. He was a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.

Ephesians 5:24

The church follows the lead of Christ. In the same way, wives should follow the lead of their husbands in everything.

Ephesians 5:28

In the same way, husbands should love their wives. They should love them as they love their own bodies. Any man who loves his wife loves himself.

Ephesians 5:33

A husband also must love his wife. He must love her just as he loves himself. And a wife must respect her husband.

Colossians 3:19

Husbands, love your wives. Don’t be mean to them.

1 Timothy 2:6

He gave himself to pay for the sins of all people. We have been told this message at just the right time.

1 Peter 3:7

Husbands, consider the needs of your wives. They are weaker than you. So treat them with respect. Honor them as those who will share with you the gracious gift of life. Then nothing will stand in the way of your prayers.

Revelation 1:5

May grace and peace come to you from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness, so what he has shown can be trusted. He was the first to rise from the dead. He rules over the kings of the earth. Glory and power belong to Jesus Christ who loves us! He has set us free from our sins by pouring out his blood for us.

Revelation 5:9

Here is the new song they sang. “You are worthy to take the scroll and break open its seals. You are worthy because you were put to death. With your blood you bought people for God. They come from every tribe, people and nation, no matter what language they speak.