Ephesians 5:28 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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

English ASV

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

English Amplified

Even so husbands should love their wives as [being in a sense] their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Even so husbands should love their wives as [being in a sense] their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

So husbands should love their wives, just as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife shows that he loves himself.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

And husbands should love their wives like that. They should love their wives as they love their own bodies. The man who loves his wife loves himself,

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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

English God's Word - GW 1995

So husbands must love their wives as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

In this way men ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

So (also) husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

In the same way, husbands should love their wives. They should love them as they love their own bodies. Any man who loves his wife loves himself.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man is actually loving himself when he loves his wife.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

In the same way, husbands should love their wives as they do their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Husbands have the obligation of loving and caring for their wives the same way they love and care for their own bodies, for to love your wife is to love your own self.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Even so husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

That is how husbands should treat their wives, loving them as parts of themselves. For since a man and his wife are now one, a man is really doing himself a favor and loving himself when he loves his wife!

English Tyndale 1537

So ought men to love their wives, as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself.

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