KJV King James Version
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
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Ephesians 5:29
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.
WEB World English Bible
For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;
ASV American Standard Version
for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for no one ever his own flesh did hate, but doth nourish and cherish it, as also the Lord—the assembly,
Surrounding context — Ephesians 5
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
31 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.
32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οὐδεὶςG3762 · oudeisnoneγάρG1063 · garforποτεG4218 · poteonce/whenτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἑαυτοῦG1438 · heautouthemselfσάρκαG4561 · sarxfleshἐμίσησεν,G3404 · miseōto hateἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutἐκτρέφειG1625 · ektrephōto nourish/rearκαὶG2532 · kaiandθάλπειG2282 · thalpōto care forαὐτὴνG846 · autosit/s/heκαθὼςG2531 · kathōsas/just asκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoΧριστὸςG5547 · ChristosChristτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐκκλησίαν,G1577 · ekklēsiaassembly
Cross-references
Ephesians 5:31For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.Ezekiel 34:14-15I 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.Ecclesiastes 4:5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.John 6:50-58This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.Proverbs 11:17The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but [he that is] cruel troubleth his own flesh.Isaiah 40:11He 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.Matthew 23:37O 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!Ezekiel 34:27And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.Romans 1:31Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
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