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But he nourishes and cherishes it just as Christ also does the church. <a href="/kjv/ephesians/5.htm">King James Bible</a> For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: <a href="/nkjv/ephesians/5.htm">New King James Version</a> For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. <a href="/nasb_/ephesians/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, <a href="/nasb/ephesians/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, <a href="/nasb77/ephesians/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, <a href="/lsb/ephesians/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, <a href="/amp/ephesians/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For no one ever hated his own body, but [instead] he nourishes and protects and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, <a href="/csb/ephesians/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For no one ever hates his own flesh but provides and cares for it, just as Christ does for the church, <a href="/hcsb/ephesians/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For no one ever hates his own flesh but provides and cares for it, just as Christ does for the church, <a href="/asv/ephesians/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church; <a href="/cev/ephesians/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> None of us hate our own bodies. We provide for them and take good care of them, just as Christ does for the church, <a href="/erv/ephesians/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church; <a href="/gwt/ephesians/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> No one ever hated his own body. Instead, he feeds and takes care of it, as Christ takes care of the church. <a href="/gnt/ephesians/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> None of us ever hate our own bodies. Instead, we feed them, and take care of them, just as Christ does the church; <a href="/isv/ephesians/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> For no one has ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and tenderly cares for it, as the Messiah does the church. <a href="/net/ephesians/5.htm">NET Bible</a> For no one has ever hated his own body but he feeds it and takes care of it, just as Christ also does the church, <a href="/nheb/ephesians/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For no one ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as Christ also does the church; <a href="/wbt/ephesians/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: <a href="/wey/ephesians/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For never yet has a man hated his own body. On the contrary he feeds and cherishes it, just as Christ feeds and cherishes the Church;<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/ephesians/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. <a href="/web/ephesians/5.htm">World English Bible</a> For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ephesians/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and nurtures it, as also the LORD—the Assembly, <a href="/blb/ephesians/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For no one at any time hated his flesh. But he nourishes and cherishes it just as Christ also does the church. <a href="/ylt/ephesians/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for no one ever his own flesh did hate, but doth nourish and cherish it, as also the Lord -- the assembly, <a href="/slt/ephesians/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For none at any time hates his own flesh; but brings it up and cherishes it, as also the Lord the church:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ephesians/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as also Christ doth the church: <a href="/cpdv/ephesians/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For no man has ever hated his own flesh, but instead he nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ also does to the Church. <a href="/nabre/ephesians/5.htm">New American Bible</a> For no one hates his own flesh but rather nourishes and cherishes it, even as Christ does the church, <a href="/nrsvce/ephesians/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For no one ever hates his own body, but he nourishes and tenderly cares for it, just as Christ does for the church,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ephesians/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For no man ever yet hated his own body; but nourishes it and cherishes it, even as Christ does for his church. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/ephesians/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> For no man ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cares for his own, just as The Messiah does also for his church.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/ephesians/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> for no one ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Christ the church: <a href="/godbey/ephesians/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> for no one ever yet hated his own flesh; but he nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ also the church; <a href="/haweis/ephesians/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: <a href="/mace/ephesians/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a> no man was ever yet averse to his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as the Lord doth the church: <a href="/wey/ephesians/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For never yet has a man hated his own body. On the contrary he feeds and cherishes it, just as Christ feeds and cherishes the Church; <a href="/worrell/ephesians/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, as also Christ the assembly; <a href="/worsley/ephesians/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord also doth the church: <a href="/parallel/ephesians/5-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AfeSHen3sAQ?start=1033" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ephesians/5.htm">Wives and Husbands</a> …28In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">Indeed,</a> <a href="/greek/3762.htm" title="3762: oudeis (Adj-NMS) -- No one, none, nothing. ">no one</a> <a href="/greek/4218.htm" title="4218: pote (Prtcl) -- At one time or other, at some time, formerly. From the base of pou and te; indefinite adverb, at some time, ever.">ever</a> <a href="/greek/3404.htm" title="3404: emisēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- To hate, detest, love less, esteem less. From a primary misos; to detest; by extension, to love less.">hated</a> <a href="/greek/1438.htm" title="1438: heautou (RefPro-GM3S) -- Himself, herself, itself. ">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">own</a> <a href="/greek/4561.htm" title="4561: sarka (N-AFS) -- Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. ">body,</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">but</a> <a href="/greek/1625.htm" title="1625: ektrephei (V-PIA-3S) -- To nourish, nurture, bring up. From ek and trepho; to rear up to maturity, i.e. to cherish or train.">he nourishes</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2282.htm" title="2282: thalpei (V-PIA-3S) -- (properly: I warm, then) I cherish, nourish, foster, comfort. Probably akin to thallo; to brood, i.e. to foster.">cherishes</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēn (PPro-AF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">it,</a> <a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.">just as</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christos (N-NMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">does</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1577.htm" title="1577: ekklēsian (N-AFS) -- From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation.">church.</a> 30For we are members of His body.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/2-23.htm">Genesis 2:23-24</a> And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.” / For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-15.htm">1 Corinthians 6:15-20</a> Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! / Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.” / But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/12-12.htm">1 Corinthians 12:12-27</a> The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ. / For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink. / For the body does not consist of one part, but of many. ... <a href="/colossians/1-18.htm">Colossians 1:18</a> And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence. <a href="/colossians/2-19.htm">Colossians 2:19</a> He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow. <a href="/colossians/3-19.htm">Colossians 3:19</a> Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. <a href="/1_peter/3-7.htm">1 Peter 3:7</a> Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered. <a href="/romans/12-4.htm">Romans 12:4-5</a> Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function, / so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-3.htm">1 Corinthians 7:3-4</a> The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. / The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife. <a href="/1_corinthians/11-3.htm">1 Corinthians 11:3</a> But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. <a href="/matthew/19-5.htm">Matthew 19:5-6</a> and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” <a href="/mark/10-7.htm">Mark 10:7-8</a> ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, / and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. <a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-5</a> “I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ... <a href="/1_john/4-11.htm">1 John 4:11-12</a> Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. / No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us. <a href="/1_john/4-19.htm">1 John 4:19</a> We love because He first loved us.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord the church:hated.<a href="/ephesians/5-31.htm">Ephesians 5:31</a> For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.<a href="/proverbs/11-17.htm">Proverbs 11:17</a> The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.<a href="/ecclesiastes/4-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 4:5</a> The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.nourisheth.<a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a> He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.<a href="/ezekiel/34-14.htm">Ezekiel 34:14,15,27</a> I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel… <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ephesians/5-27.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-23.htm">Body</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-15.htm">Care</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-28.htm">Cares</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">Cherish</a> <a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Cherishes</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-7.htm">Cherisheth</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-27.htm">Church</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-32.htm">Contrary</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-7.htm">Feeds</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-5.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/galatians/2-12.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-5.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/romans/12-20.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/romans/9-13.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/galatians/5-20.htm">Hates</a> <a href="/jonah/4-10.htm">Nourish</a> <a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Nourishes</a> <a href="/genesis/47-12.htm">Nourisheth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ephesians/5-32.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-30.htm">Body</a> <a href="/philippians/2-20.htm">Care</a> <a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Cares</a> <a href="/philippians/2-20.htm">Cherish</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-7.htm">Cherishes</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-7.htm">Cherisheth</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-32.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-32.htm">Church</a> <a href="/colossians/2-14.htm">Contrary</a> <a href="/exodus/22-5.htm">Feeds</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-30.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Food</a> <a href="/philippians/4-9.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/philippians/3-6.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/titus/1-16.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/1_john/2-9.htm">Hates</a> <a href="/james/5-5.htm">Nourish</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-14.htm">Nourishes</a> <a href="/genesis/47-12.htm">Nourisheth</a><div class="vheading2">Ephesians 5</div>1. <a href="/ephesians/5-1.htm">After general exhortations to love;</a> 3. <a href="/ephesians/5-3.htm">to flee sexual immorality;</a> 4. <a href="/ephesians/5-4.htm">and all uncleanness;</a> 7. <a href="/ephesians/5-7.htm">not to converse with the wicked;</a> 15. <a href="/ephesians/5-15.htm">to walk carefully;</a> 18. <a href="/ephesians/5-18.htm">and to be filled with the Spirit;</a> 22. <a href="/ephesians/5-22.htm">he descends to the particular duties, how wives ought to obey their husbands;</a> 25. <a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">and husbands ought to love their wives,</a> 32. <a href="/ephesians/5-32.htm">even as Christ does his church.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, the body is often seen as a temple of the Holy Spirit (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19-20</a>), highlighting the importance of self-care and respect for one's physical being. Historically, the Greco-Roman world valued physical health and beauty, which aligns with the idea of caring for one's body. This concept is used here to illustrate the inherent understanding of self-preservation and care, which is then applied to the relationship between Christ and the church.but he nourishes and cherishes it Nourishing and cherishing imply providing sustenance and tender care. In the cultural context of the time, nourishment would include providing food and protection, while cherishing suggests a deeper emotional and spiritual care. This reflects the biblical principle of love and care found in the marriage relationship, as seen in <a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a>, where a man is to leave his parents and be united with his wife, becoming one flesh. The nurturing aspect is also seen in God's provision for Israel throughout the Old Testament, where He is depicted as a provider and protector.just as Christ does the church This phrase draws a parallel between the care a person gives to their own body and the care Christ provides for the church. Christ's relationship with the church is one of sacrificial love and devotion, as demonstrated in <a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25</a>, where Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her. This reflects the typology of Christ as the bridegroom and the church as His bride, a theme that runs throughout Scripture, including in <a href="/revelation/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7-9</a>. The church, as the body of Christ (<a href="/1_corinthians/12-27.htm">1 Corinthians 12:27</a>), is nourished through the Word, sacraments, and the Holy Spirit, ensuring its growth and sanctification.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of the letter to the Ephesians, providing guidance and teaching to the early Christian church. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_church_in_ephesus.htm">The Church in Ephesus</a> The recipients of the letter, a community of believers in the city of Ephesus, which was a significant center for early Christianity. 3. <a href="/topical/c/christ.htm">Christ</a> Central figure in Christianity, whose relationship with the church is used as a model for how believers should care for one another. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_church.htm">The Church</a> Referred to as the body of Christ, highlighting the intimate and nurturing relationship between Christ and His followers. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_body.htm">The Body</a> Used metaphorically to describe both the physical body and the collective body of believers, emphasizing care and nourishment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_christ's_care.htm">Understanding Christ's Care</a> Recognize that Christ's care for the church is nurturing and sustaining, much like how we naturally care for our own bodies. <a href="/topical/m/modeling_christ's_love.htm">Modeling Christ's Love</a> As believers, we are called to emulate Christ's love and care in our relationships, particularly in marriage and within the church community. <a href="/topical/u/unity_in_the_body.htm">Unity in the Body</a> Just as the body functions as a unified whole, the church should operate in unity, with each member caring for one another. <a href="/topical/s/self-care_as_a_reflection_of_god's_care.htm">Self-Care as a Reflection of God's Care</a> Taking care of our physical and spiritual well-being is a reflection of the care God has for us, and it enables us to better serve others. <a href="/topical/p/practical_love_in_action.htm">Practical Love in Action</a> Demonstrate love through tangible actions that provide for the needs of others, reflecting Christ's sacrificial love.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ephesians_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ephesians 5</a> <a href="/q/what's_satan's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible say about men's roles?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_you_find_strength_in_the_lord.htm">What does the Bible say about sex in marriage?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_a_fruitful_christian.htm">What defines a fruitful Christian?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_muscular_christianity.htm">What defines the concept of Muscular Christianity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ephesians/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) His own flesh--i.e., as above (<a href="/ephesians/5-28.htm" title="So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself.">Ephesians 5:28</a>), his own body. There are two parts of the natural care for our own bodies; first, "to nourish" (properly, to rear them up from childhood, as in <a href="/ephesians/6-4.htm" title="And, you fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.">Ephesians 6:4</a>), and then "to cherish" (literally, to keep them warm), to provide all they need for health, and comfort, and life. In all that corresponds to both, the husband is to show love to the wife, not only as a self, but as a weaker self, for whom he is bound to think and to act. It may be noted in passing that the very comparison accords with the Christian idea of the body as a part of the true self, redeemed to be a temple of God; and is utterly incongruous with the Gnostic conceptions (already beginning at Colossae, probably not unknown in other Asiatic churches) of all matter as the source of evil, and of the body as that for which the spirit should not deign to care.(29, 30) Even as the Lord the church: for we . . .--Again St. Paul escapes from the type to rest on the Antitype (see <a href="/ephesians/5-32.htm" title="This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.">Ephesians 5:32</a>). The idea of the natural rearing and cherishing the body suggests the thought of the tender care of Christ, in which He "rears up" His Church from weak infancy to full maturity in heaven, and all the while "cherishes it (comp. <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-7.htm" title="But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherishes her children:">1Thessalonians 2:7</a>, spoken of His servants) as a nurse cherisheth her children," "carrying it in His bosom" (<a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm" title="He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.">Isaiah 40:11</a>), comforting and cheering its childlike weakness. Hence he goes back again to speak with great and special emphasis of our unity with Him. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ephesians/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 29. - For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the Church. To hate one's wife is as irrational as to hate one's own flesh, and as, on the other hand, men constantly nourish and cherish their flesh, protecting it from hurt, seeking to heal it when hurt, and generally to promote its welfare and comfort, so ought husbands to act towards their wives. In this aspect of the case, too, the sharp eye of the apostle finds an analogy between the relation of the wife to the husband and that of the Church to Christ, expanded in the next verso. <a href="/commentaries/ephesians/5-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Indeed, γάρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. no one οὐδεὶς (oudeis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3762.htm">Strong's 3762: </a> No one, none, nothing. ever ποτε (pote) Particle <a href="/greek/strongs_4218.htm">Strong's 4218: </a> At one time or other, at some time, formerly. From the base of pou and te; indefinite adverb, at some time, ever. hated ἐμίσησεν (emisēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3404.htm">Strong's 3404: </a> To hate, detest, love less, esteem less. From a primary misos; to detest; by extension, to love less. his ἑαυτοῦ (heautou) Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> Himself, herself, itself. [own] τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. body, σάρκα (sarka) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4561.htm">Strong's 4561: </a> Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. but ἀλλὰ (alla) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. he nourishes ἐκτρέφει (ektrephei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1625.htm">Strong's 1625: </a> To nourish, nurture, bring up. From ek and trepho; to rear up to maturity, i.e. to cherish or train. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. cherishes θάλπει (thalpei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2282.htm">Strong's 2282: </a> (properly: I warm, then) I cherish, nourish, foster, comfort. Probably akin to thallo; to brood, i.e. to foster. it, αὐτήν (autēn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. just as καθὼς (kathōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that. Christ Χριστὸς (Christos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. [does] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. church. ἐκκλησίαν (ekklēsian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1577.htm">Strong's 1577: </a> From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ephesians/5-29.htm">Ephesians 5:29 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ephesians/5-29.htm">Ephesians 5:29 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ephesians/5-29.htm">Ephesians 5:29 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ephesians/5-29.htm">Ephesians 5:29 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ephesians/5-29.htm">Ephesians 5:29 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ephesians/5-29.htm">Ephesians 5:29 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ephesians/5-29.htm">Ephesians 5:29 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ephesians/5-29.htm">Ephesians 5:29 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ephesians/5-29.htm">Ephesians 5:29 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ephesians/5-29.htm">Ephesians 5:29 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-29.htm">NT Letters: Ephesians 5:29 For no man ever hated his own (Ephes. 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