Eph 5:25, 32, Heb 1:8-9 | ESV | STEP | Husbands , love your wives , as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her ,

a ver. 28, 33; [1 Pet. 3:7]

b ver. 2

cCited from Ps. 45:6, 7

d Isa. 61:1

e Isa. 61:3

Ephesians 5:25

25 ^aHusbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and ^bgave himself up for her,

Ephesians 5:32

32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.

Hebrews 1:8-9

8 But of the Son he says,

^c“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.
9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, ^dhas anointed you
with ^ethe oil of gladness beyond your companions.”