Ephesians 5:28 meaning and explanation

In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Ephesians 5:28, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is speaking to husbands within a household section that begins with mutual submission out of reverence for Christ. He has just compared a husband's love to Christ's self-giving love for the church.

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