Eph 5:28 | MHM | STEP | v. 28–29 : Paul continues, So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies (Ephesians 5:28 ). A husband should care for his wife as he cares for himself, providing for her needs and protecting her. Paul adds, No man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord the church (Ephesians 5:29 ), showing that a husband’s love should be tender and nurturing, just as Christ cares for His church.

‏ Ephesians 5:28

v. 28–29: Paul continues, So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies (Ephesians 5:28 ^a). A husband should care for his wife as he cares for himself, providing for her needs and protecting her. Paul adds, No man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord the church (Ephesians 5:29 ^b), showing that a husband’s love should be tender and nurturing, just as Christ cares for His church.