Ephesians 5:25-27

5:25 Husbands, love your ¹  wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her 5:26 to sanctify her by cleansing her ²  with the washing of the water by the word, 5:27 so that he ³  may present the church to himself as glorious – not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless. ⁴ 

Ephesians 5:1

Live in Love

5:1 Therefore, be ⁵  imitators of God as dearly loved children

Ephesians 3:7

3:7 I became a servant of this gospel ⁶  according to the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by ⁷  the exercise of his power. ⁸ 

¹ tn The Greek article has been translated as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

² tn The direct object “her” is implied, but not found in the Greek text. It has been supplied in the English translation to clarify the sense of the passage.

³ tn The use of the pronoun αὐτός (autos) is intensive and focuses attention on Christ as the one who has made the church glorious.

⁴ tn Grk “but in order that it may be holy and blameless.”

⁵ tn Or “become.”

⁶ tn Grk “of which I was made a minister,” “of which I became a servant.”

⁷ tn Grk “according to.”

⁸ sn On the exercise of his power see 1:19-20.