Ephesians 5:23
NASB
Eph 5:23
&
For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself {being} the Savior of the body.
Eph 5:24
&
But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives {ought to be} to their husbands in everything.
Eph 5:25
&
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her,
Eph 5:26
&
so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
Eph 5:27
&
that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.
Eph 5:28
&
So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself;
Eph 5:29
&
for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also {does} the church,
Eph 5:31
&
FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH.
Eph 5:32
&
This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.
New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, California. All rights reserved.