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NASB | Ephesians 5:25 ¶ Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 5:25 ¶ Husbands, love your wives [seek the highest good for her and surround her with a caring, unselfish love], just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, |
Bible Question: but what does it mean for a husband to give himself to her apart from loving her as he does himself? also what does it mean for him to sanctify (or to set her apart)? |
Bible Answer: Hello ladina101, I see Norm answered the first question, so I'll move on to the second. The word sanctify means "to set apart." What the husband does is set apart his wife unto himself--similar to Christ and the church; total devotion--so that the husband can help her grow spiritually. Steve |