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Where is “Husbands, love your wives” in the Bible?
“Husbands, love your wives” is Ephesians 5:25. Paul writes it to the church in Ephesus.
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In the Bible
It is Ephesians 5:25.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Paul writes it to the church in Ephesus.
The verse
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave himself up for her,
Ephesians 5:25 · open the chapter →
What it means there
Paul gives husbands a measure for that love: as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. It is love that gives itself up for the other person.
Also in the Bible
Husbands, love your wives and do not treat them harshly.
Colossians 3:19 · open the chapter →
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Where is “Husbands, love your wives” in the Bible?
“Husbands, love your wives” is Ephesians 5:25. These exact words are in 2 verses of the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Paul writes it to the church in Ephesus.
Is “Husbands, love your wives” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Ephesians 5:25, and also Colossians 3:19. In the Lumin Translation, Ephesians 5:25 reads: “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave himself up for her,”
Who said “Husbands, love your wives”?
Paul writes it to the church in Ephesus.
What does “Husbands, love your wives” mean in the Bible?
Paul gives husbands a measure for that love: as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. It is love that gives itself up for the other person.
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