Ephesians 5:25 - Compare All Versions

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 KJV (King James Version)

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it

Ephesians 5:25 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her

Ephesians 5:25 NCV (New Century Version)

Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself for it

Ephesians 5:25 ASV (American Standard Version)

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it

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 NKJV (New King James Version)

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself 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 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 TPT (The Passion Translation)

And to the husbands, you are to demonstrate love for your wives with the same tender devotion that Christ demonstrated to us, his bride. For he died for us, sacrificing himself

Ephesians 5:25 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her