Ephesians 5:33 meaning and explanation

Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

Ephesians 5:33, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul closes this household section by turning from the mystery of Christ and the church back to ordinary married life. He addresses each person directly: the husband must love his wife as he loves himself, echoing the self giving love of Christ in verses 25 to 27, and the wife must respect her husband.

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