Ephesians 5:29 — Compare 3 English translations

Ephesians 5:29 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 →

οὐδεὶς oudeís G3762 nothing γάρ gár G1063 for ποτε poté G4218 formerly τὴν ho G3588 the ἑαυτοῦ heautoû G1438 himself σάρκα sárx G4561 flesh ἐμίσησεν miséō G3404 to hate ἀλλὰ allá G235 but ἐκτρέφει ektréphō G1625 to nurture καὶ kaí G2532 and θάλπει thálpō G2282 to warm αὐτήν autós G846 he καθὼς kathṓs G2531 according as καὶ kaí G2532 and ὁ ho G3588 the Χριστὸς Christós G5547 Christ τὴν ho G3588 the ἐκκλησίαν ekklēsía G1577 assembly

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World English Bible Public Domain

For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;
King James Version Public Domain

For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

For no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and treats it with care, just as Christ also the church,

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

Ephesians 5:29 — compare English translations

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