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Nevertheless,πλὴνyouὑμεῖςalso,καὶeach one of youοἱ καθ’ ἕνα ἕκαστοςlet him loveἀγαπάτωhis ownἑαυτοῦwifeτὴν γυναῖκαin this way,οὕτωςasὡςhimself;ἑαυτόνandδὲthe wifeἡ γυνὴis toἵναrespectφοβῆταιher husband.τὸν ἄνδρα
Ephesians 5:33
Study it in the app“Nevertheless, you also, each one of you let him love his own wife in this way, as himself; and the wife is to respect her husband.”
Paul holds up the Messiah's self-giving love as the husband's modelDating and Marriage
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 5:33, word by word
- each one of youἕναhena
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “hena” appears- each one of youἕκαστοςhekastos
each
Each, each one.
Where else “hekastos” appears- let him loveἀγαπάτωagapatō
love
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “agapatō” appears- wifeγυναῖκαgynaika
wife
A married woman, joined to her husband.
Where else “gynaika” appears- respectφοβῆταιphobētai
revere
To honor God with reverence.
Where else “phobētai” appears- her husbandἄνδραandra
husband
The married man, his wife's partner.
Where else “andra” appears
Translation note
“Respect”: literally, “fear”; the respect owed to one who is honored.
The context
32This mystery is great; but I am speaking about the Messiah and about the assembly.
33 · This verse (above)
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?