Ephesians 5:28 — Compare 3 English translations

Ephesians 5:28 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →

οὕτως hoútō G3779 thus ὀφείλουσιν opheílō G3784 to owe οἱ ho G3588 the ἄνδρες anḗr G435 man ἀγαπᾶν agapáō G25 to love τὰς ho G3588 the ἑαυτῶν heautoû G1438 himself γυναῖκας gynḗ G1135 woman ὡς hōs G5613 as τὰ ho G3588 the ἑαυτῶν heautoû G1438 himself σώματα sōma G4983 body ὁ ho G3588 the ἀγαπῶν agapáō G25 to love τὴν ho G3588 the ἑαυτοῦ heautoû G1438 himself γυναῖκα gynḗ G1135 woman ἑαυτὸν heautoû G1438 himself ἀγαπᾷ agapáō G25 to love

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World English Bible Public Domain

Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
King James Version Public Domain

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

In the same way, the husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. The one loving his own wife loves himself.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

Ephesians 5:28 — compare English translations

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