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NASB | Ephesians 5:33 Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 5:33 However, each man among you [without exception] is to love his wife as his very own self [with behavior worthy of respect and esteem, always seeking the best for her with an attitude of lovingkindness], and the wife [must see to it] that she respects and delights in her husband [that she notices him and prefers him and treats him with loving concern, treasuring him, honoring him, and holding him dear]. [1 Pet 3:2] |
Subject: love...as himself (if no self-love?) |
Bible Note: Greetings Sebkin! Two quick points my friend! First of all, I'll take an eminient Hebrew scholars judgement about the meaning of the a Hebrew word. This gentleman is well established. Secondly, you wrote: "There simply is no way of looking at this Hebrew word that would suggest that Eve was created as a greater power. The constant theme in the Bible contradicts the whole notion that Eve was created as a power for which Adam was to be subserviant." This is a mis-statement of the point of my post. I never said that she was a 'greater' power, not did I say that Adam was to be subserviant to Eve. I said that she was created to be a corresponding power, an equal with whom Adam could have a relationship. The point of my post was to refute the claims being made that Eve was made inferior. The post to which I responded had made the claim that Eve was inferior to Adam, yet this word never indicates an inferior. Rather, it is usually used of God, who is a source of help because of His power, not His lack thereof! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |