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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] |
Bible Question: If a husband has very little self-love, or even self-respect, what good is it if he loves his wife the same way? Isn't this closely related to "love your neighbor as yourself" in that self-love seems to be assumed as a given? What if self-love is lacking? How does Christianity fill in the blanks? Where is the self-love found? |
Bible Answer: How husbands walk in the light: loving their wives. The model for the husband's love is nothing less that the totally self-giving love of Jesus; "husbands are to set aside their natural selfishness" and care for their own wives as their would themselves. Self-love is found in Christ Jesus, when we surrender all. We are to lose our lives(no matter how good we thought we were), so we can find our life in Jesus. The paradox: finding life by losing it a. Jesus asks us to look beyond immediate gratification, because the immediate loss is worth the ultimate gain, even though the loss is completely repulsive to our flesh. b. This ultimate gain is given on that day when He will reward each according to his works; if we live life blind to this truth, we really will lose our own soul.(Matthew 16:25-27) |