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Berean Standard Bible

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

Ephesians 5:28

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In his instructions to households, Paul has told wives to submit to their husbands and has spent more words on husbands, who are to love their wives as Christ loved the church.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Even so it is right for husbands to have love for their wives as for their bodies. He who has love for his wife has love for himself:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Así también los maridos deben amar á sus mujeres como á sus mismos cuerpos. El que ama á su mujer, á sí mismo se ama.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Así deben amar los esposos a sus esposas: como aman a su propio cuerpo. ¡El hombre que ama a su esposa se ama a sí mismo!

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