King James Version

Ephesians 5:28

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

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οὕτωςhoutōsSoοὕτω(ς)adverb — “So”G3779thus, so, in this manner.Soὀφείλουσινopheilousinoughtὀφείλω (opheilō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “ought”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3784I owe, ought.This verse uses “ought”.oughtκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄνδρεςandresmenἀνήρ (anēr)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “men”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.menἀγαπᾶνagapanto loveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active infinitive — “to love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.to loveτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἑαυτῶνheautōntheirἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “their”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.theirγυναῖκαςgunaikaswivesγυνή (gunē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “wives”, the object formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.wivesὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἑαυτῶνheautōntheir ownἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “their own”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.their ownσώματαsōmatabodiesσῶμα (sōma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “bodies”, the object formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.bodiesὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγαπῶνagapōnHe that lovethἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “He that loveth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.He that lovethτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἑαυτοῦheautouhisἑαυτοῦpersonal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.hisγυναῖκαgunaikawifeγυνή (gunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “wife”, the object formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “wife”.wifeἑαυτὸνheautonhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfἀγαπᾷagapato loveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

so ought the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies: he who is loving his own wife — himself he doth love;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:

Young’s Literal Translation

so ought the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies: he who is loving his own wife — himself he doth love;

World English Bible

Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

Darby Translation

So ought men also to love their own wives as their own bodies: he that loves his own wife loves himself.

Douay-Rheims

So also ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself.

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