Ephesians 5:25

5:25 Husbands, love your ¹  wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her

Ephesians 5:28-29

5:28 In the same way ²  husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 5:29 For no one has ever hated his own body ³  but he feeds it and takes care of it, just as Christ also does the church,

Colossians 3:19

3:19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.

Colossians 3:1

Exhortations to Seek the Things Above

3:1 Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

Colossians 3:7

3:7 You also lived your lives ⁴  in this way at one time, when you used to live among them.

[5:25]  ¹ tn The Greek article has been translated as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

[5:28]  ² tn Grk “So also.”

[5:29]  ³ tn Grk “flesh.”

[3:7]  ⁴ tn Grk “you also walked.” The verb περιπατέω (peripatew) is commonly used in the NT to refer to behavior or conduct of one’s life (L&N 41.11).