Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one shall be called Woman, for out of Man this one was taken.”
Ephesians 5:29 - New Revised Standard Version For no one ever hates his own body, but he nourishes and tenderly cares for it, just as Christ does for the church, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and carefully protects and cherishes it, as Christ does the church, American Standard Version (1901) for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church; Common English Bible No one ever hates his own body, but feeds it and takes care of it just like Christ does for the church Catholic Public Domain Version For no man has ever hated his own flesh, but instead he nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ also does to the Church. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as also Christ doth the church: |
Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one shall be called Woman, for out of Man this one was taken.”
Those who are kind reward themselves, but the cruel do themselves harm.
He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead the mother sheep.
The trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase. They shall be secure on their soil; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke, and save them from the hands of those who enslaved them.
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
In the same way, husbands should love their wives as they do their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”