Ephesians 5:25 - Compare All Versions
Ephesians 5:25 NIV (New International Version)
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
Ephesians 5:25 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
Ephesians 5:25 NLT (New Living Translation)
For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her
Ephesians 5:25 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her
Ephesians 5:25 KJV (King James Version)
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it
Ephesians 5:25 NKJV (New King James Version)
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her
Ephesians 5:25-28 MSG (The Message)
Husbands, go all out in your love for your wives, exactly as Christ did for the church—a love marked by giving, not getting. Christ’s love makes the church whole. His words evoke her beauty. Everything he does and says is designed to bring the best out of her, dressing her in dazzling white silk, radiant with holiness. And that is how husbands ought to love their wives. They’re really doing themselves a favor—since they’re already “one” in marriage.
Ephesians 5:25 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her
Ephesians 5:25 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Husbands, love your wives [seek the highest good for her and surround her with a caring, unselfish love], just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her
Ephesians 5:25 NET (New English Translation)
Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her