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Forγάρno oneοὐδεὶςeverποτεhatedἐμίσησενhis ownἑαυτοῦflesh,τὴν σάρκαbutἀλλὰhe nourishesἐκτρέφειandκαὶcherishesθάλπειit,αὐτήνjust asκαθὼςalsoκαὶthe Messiahὁ Χριστὸςdoesthe assembly,τὴν ἐκκλησίαν
Ephesians 5:29
Study it in the app“For no one ever hated his own flesh, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as also the Messiah does the assembly,”
Paul holds up the Messiah's self-giving love as the husband's modelDating and Marriage
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 5:29, word by word
- everποτεpote
once, formerly
Once, formerly; ever, at some time.
Where else “pote” appears- hatedἐμίσησενemisēsen
hate
To feel deep aversion toward someone or something and want it away.
Where else “emisēsen” appears- fleshσάρκαsarka
flesh
The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.
Where else “sarka” appears- he nourishesἐκτρέφειektrephei
nourish
To feed and care for one's own body.
Where else “ektrephei” appears- cherishesθάλπειthalpei
cherish
Cherish, care for tenderly, give warmth like a bird to its young.
Where else “thalpei” appears- the MessiahΧριστὸςChristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christos” appears- the assemblyἐκκλησίανekklēsian
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsian” appears
The context
28So husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
29 · This verse (above)
30because we are members of his body.
To study Ephesians 5 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say about walking in love and walking as children of light (v. 1-2, 8-9)?
2. What it means
Paul links the Messiah's love for the assembly with a husband's love for his wife (v. 25-29). What does the text say that love is like?
3. How I live it
Paul invites us to give thanks always and to speak with psalms and songs (v. 19-20). What simple habit could help you do that?