Ephesians
Ephesians 5:25
25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husbands | ἄνδρες | andres | Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural | G435 a male human being, a man |
| love | ἀγαπᾶτε | agapate | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G25 I love |
| wives | γυναῖκας | gynaikas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G1135 a woman, wife, my lady |
| just | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| as | καθὼς | kathōs | Adverb | G2531 just as, as |
| Christ | Χριστὸς | Christos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| loved | ἠγάπησεν | ēgapēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G25 I love |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| church | ἐκκλησίαν | ekklēsian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1577 an assembly, congregation, church |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| gave Himself up | παρέδωκεν | paredōken | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3860 I hand over, deliver, betray |
| for | ὑπὲρ | hyper | Preposition | G5228 in behalf of, above |
| her | αὐτῆς | autēs | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Peter 3:7 · Colossians 3:19 · Ephesians 5:28 · Genesis 2:24 · Ephesians 5:33 · Ephesians 5:2 · Galatians 1:4 · Revelation 5:9 · Galatians 2:20 · Matthew 20:28 · Proverbs 5:18–19 · Revelation 1:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.