Ephesians 5:28
Modern Translations
New International Version
In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

New Living Translation
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself.

English Standard Version
In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Berean Study Bible
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

New American Standard Bible
So husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself;

NASB 1995
So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself;

NASB 1977
So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself;

Amplified Bible
Even so husbands should and are morally obligated to love their own wives as [being in a sense] their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

Christian Standard Bible
In the same way, husbands are to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In the same way, husbands are to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Contemporary English Version
In the same way, a husband should love his wife as much as he loves himself. A husband who loves his wife shows he loves himself.

Good News Translation
Men ought to love their wives just as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself. (

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So husbands must love their wives as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself.

International Standard Version
In the same way, husbands must love their wives as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself.

NET Bible
In the same way husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

New King James Version
So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself.

King James 2000 Bible
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself.

New Heart English Bible
Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

World English Bible
Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

American King James Version
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself.

American Standard Version
Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:

A Faithful Version
In the same way, husbands are dutybound to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself;

Darby Bible Translation
So ought men also to love their own wives as their own bodies: he that loves his own wife loves himself.

English Revised Version
Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:

Webster's Bible Translation
So ought men to love their wives, as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
So ought men to loue their wiues, as their owne bodies: he that loueth his wife, loueth him selfe.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
So ought men to loue their wyues, as their owne bodies. He that loueth his wyfe, loueth hym selfe.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
So oughte men also to loue their wyues, euen as their awne bodyes. He that loueth his wife, loueth himselfe.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
So ought men to love their wyves as their awne bodyes. He that loveth his wyfe loveth him sylfe.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
so ought the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies: he who is loving his own wife—he loves himself;

Berean Literal Bible
So also husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. The one loving his wife loves himself.

Young's Literal Translation
so ought the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies: he who is loving his own wife -- himself he doth love;

Smith's Literal Translation
So ought men to love their own wives as their own bodies. He loving his wife, loves himself.

Literal Emphasis Translation
So also ought husbands to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
So also ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself.

Catholic Public Domain Version
So, too, husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
In this way men ought to love their wives as their bodies. Whoever loves his wife loves himself.

Lamsa Bible
So should men love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
So ought men to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself;

Godbey New Testament
So the husbands ought to love their own wives with divine love as their own bodies. The one loving his own wife is loving himself:

Haweis New Testament
So ought husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself.

Mace New Testament
in like manner ought men to love their wives, as their own bodies: "he that loves his wife, loveth himself."

Weymouth New Testament
So too married men ought to love their wives as much as they love themselves. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Worrell New Testament
So ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself;

Worsley New Testament
Men ought so to love their wives, as their own bodies: he that loveth his wife, loveth himself.
















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