“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her — the command reverses authority with sacrificial love: hoi andres, agapaō ('husbands, love') tas gynaikes ('your wives'), kathos Christos agapaō ('as Christ loved') tēn ekklēsiān ('the church') kai paradidōmi ('and gave himself up') hyper autēs ('for her'), Christ's self-sacrifice is the measure.
Church Fathers on Ephesians 5:25
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church.” You have heard how great the submission; you have extolled and marvelled at Paul, how, like an admirable and spiritual man, he welds together our whole life. Thou did well. But now hear what he also requires at your hands; for again he employs the same example. You have seen the measure of obedience, hear also the measure of love. Would you have your wife obedient unto you, as the Church is to Christ? Take…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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