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Ephesians 5:25 — King James Version← Study notes

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;


Ephesians 5:25Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 5:2517 words
GreekMeaning
ΟἱHoi
you who arearticleG3588
ἄνδρεςandres
HusbandsnounG435
ἀγαπᾶτεagapate
do loveverbG25
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
γυναῖκαςgynaikas
wivesnounG1135
καθὼςkathōs
even aswordG2531
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
ho
thearticleG3588
ΧριστὸςChristos
ChristnounG5547
ἠγάπησενēgapēsen
lovedverbG25
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἐκκλησίανekklēsian
churchnounG1577
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἑαυτὸνheauton
of your ownpronounG1438
παρέδωκενparedōken
gave upverbG3860
ὑπὲρhyper
forprepositionG5228
αὐτῆςautēs
herpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Carlos RiveraNote2mo ago
Love That Sacrifices Everything for Flourishing
I'm a marriage counselor, and I've noticed that marriages thrive when both people are oriented toward the other's flourishing, not their own comfort. Paul's image of Christ's love for the church as so...
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Aisha MbekiNote1mo ago
Love Like Christ Loved the Church
I'm on my third marriage. First two ended in disaster partly because I had this view that I was supposed to be the leader, make the decisions, be strong. My wife was supposed to support that. It made ...
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