Ephesians 5:25 · KJV

"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;"

King James Version

Passage Context

²³For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

²⁴Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

²⁵Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

²⁶That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

²⁷That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

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Devotional Reflection

LoveGratitudeHopeCompassion

For husbands, there is selfless love in what we do and selfless love in how we do it. Because we love our wives, we give up ourselves. Jesus is our model in this situation, and He gave up everything. Why did He do this? To make us holy and lovely in God's eyes. Our reasons for giving up our rights to bless and love our wives should be just as selfless and pure. Paul tells us in Ephesians 5:21 that we should also submit. This doesn't mean we should be spineless, though. It means we should serve and sacrifice to bless Christ and bring Him glory.

Prayer

Holy God, please help our families to be loving, and may this start with me and my family today. In Jesus' precious name, I pray. Amen.

LoveGratitudeHopeCompassionAwe

For husbands, there is selfless love in what we do and selfless love in how we do it. Because we love our wives, we give up ourselves. Jesus is our model in this situation, and He gave up everything. Why did He do it? To make us holy and lovely in God's eyes. Our reasons for giving up our rights to bless and love our wives should be just as selfless and pure. Paul tells us in Ephesians 5:21 that we should also submit. This doesn't mean we should be spineless, though. It means we should serve and sacrifice to bless Christ and bring Him glory.

Prayer

Holy God, please help our families be full of love, and let it start with me and my family right now. In Jesus' precious name, I pray. Amen.

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