Ephesians 5:28
Ephesians · New Testament · Chapter 5
“So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.”Ephesians 5:28
What Does Ephesians 5:28 Mean?
Ephesians 5:28 is found in the book of Ephesians, chapter 5, verse 28 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Ephesians 5:28 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 2:24“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”Ephesians 5:25“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”Genesis 2:23“And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.”Matthew 19:5“And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?”1 Corinthians 7:2“Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.”Genesis 2:21“And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;”Colossians 3:19“Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.”Mark 10:8“And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.”Ecclesiastes 3:8“A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.”Matthew 19:6“Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”Ephesians 5:33“Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.”Ephesians 5:31“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.”Deuteronomy 24:5“When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.”Deuteronomy 22:13“If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,”Isaiah 28:7“But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.”
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