Ephesians 5:29 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: ”

Ephesians 5:29 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For no man ever yet hated his own flesh - This is urged as an argument why a man should love his wife and show kindness to her. As no man disregards the happiness of his own body, or himself, so...
Ephesians 5:29 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

For no man ever yet hated his (p) own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: (p) His own body.
Ephesians 5:29 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 5:22 to Ephesians 6:9 . Subordination in the Fear of Christ. The principle is illustrated by the relation ( a) of wives to husbands, ( b) of children to parents, ( c ) of slaves to m...
Ephesians 5:29 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

no man . no one. Greek. oudeis. yet . Omit. nourisheth . Greek. ektrepho. Only here and Ephesians 6:4 . cherisheth . Greek. thalpo. Only here and 1 Thessalonians 2:7 . the Lord . The...
Ephesians 5:29 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

29. Even as Christ the church. He proceeds to enforce the obligations of marriage by representing to us Christ and his Church; for a more powerful example could not have been adduced. The st...
Ephesians 5:29 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2121 THE MARRIAGE UNION Ephesians 5:21-33 . Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband...
Ephesians 5:29 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: No man ever yet hated his own flesh - And this is a natural reason why he should love his wife,...
Ephesians 5:29 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: For. Grant that a man's wife is himself ( Ephesians 5:28 ), he is sure to love her, "Fo...
Ephesians 5:29 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The old Darkness and new Light. Rules for the Married 1, 2. In close connexion with what precedes. 'It is the mark of beloved children to become imitators of a loving Father; practise the self-sac...
Ephesians 5:29 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(4 a. ) In Ephesians 5:22-33 . St. Paul passes from warning against special sins to consider the three great relations of life, first considered as “subjections,” and so illustrating the general pr...
Ephesians 5:29 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 22 DOCTRINE AND ETHICS Ephesians 4:25-32 ; Ephesians 5:1-6 The homily that we have briefly reviewed in the last chapter demands further consideration. It affords a striking and instr...
Ephesians 5:29 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Love of Husband and Wife Ephesians 5:22-33 The Apostle has been urging us to be filled with the Spirit, and now proceeds to show how Spirit-filled people should act in their homes. He has been...
Ephesians 5:29 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

All that the apostle had been saying was emphasized by the statement of their relationship to God as he called them to be "imitators of God." Again he urged them to put off the old and put on the new...
Ephesians 5:29 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(22) Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. (23) For 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. (24)...
Ephesians 5:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For no man ever yet hated his own flesh ,.... This is unnatural, contrary to the first principles of nature; see Isaiah 58:7 ; which the u Jews understand of one that is near akin, and there is non...
Ephesians 5:29 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: Ver. 29. For no man ever hated ] No man but a monk, who whips himself, or a mad man, Mark...
Ephesians 5:29 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But to return to the subject from which this pleasing digression has led us: So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies That is, as themselves, or a part of themselves; the bond of marria...
Ephesians 5:29 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

WALK IN LOVE (vs.1-7) Verses 1 and 2 of chapter 5 are closely connected with verse 32 of chapter 4. God's gracious character of love that delights to have us as His dear children is our example....
Ephesians 5:29 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Duties of Husbands and Wives. A. D. 61. 21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear...
Ephesians 5:29 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No man; none in his right senses; or no man hates his flesh absolutely, but the diseases or miseries of it. His own flesh; his body. Nourisheth and cherisheth it; feeds and clothes it, and supp...
Ephesians 5:29 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Husbands and Wives Are A Pattern of Christ and His Church (5:22-33). In this passage there is a constant movement from the husband wife relationship to that of Christ and His church. In one sense...
Ephesians 5:29 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 5:22 . Submit yourselves. —Same word as in previous verse; neither here nor there does it involve any loss of self-respect. The wife’s tribute to her hus...
Ephesians 5:29 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 5:22-31 On Marriage. I. Consider how the earthly and the heavenly views of Christian marriage which the Apostle presents to us are thoroughly one, and cannot be separated. It was an old...
Ephesians 5:29 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ephesians 5:1 . Be ye therefore followers of God, Or, imitators of God,- Ephesians 5:1 . As dear children; Children are naturally imitators. They are usually inclined to imitate their fathe...
Ephesians 5:29 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 5:1 . Be ye followers of God as dear children, for children are expected to walk in their father's steps. He sends us rain and fruitful seasons, he makes his sun to rise on the evil and...
Ephesians 5:29 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITIOn Ephesians 5:1 Be ye therefore imitators of God, as children beloved. These words are closely connected with the preceding. In Ephesians 4:32 he had urged the example of God...
Ephesians 5:29 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Further application of the comparison:
Ephesians 5:29 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 4:5 ; Ephesians 5:31 ; Ezekiel 34:14 ; Ezekiel 34:15 ; Ezekiel 34:27 ; Isaiah 40:11 ; John 6:50-58 ; Matthew 23:37 ; Proverbs 11:17 ; Romans 1:31
Ephesians 5:29 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Followers of God Ephesians 5:1-33 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The opening verse of today's chapter has a clear and clarion call to the children of God. It is something that we may not sidetrack or push...
Ephesians 5:29 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

His own flesh — That is, himself. Nourisheth and cherisheth — That is, feeds and clothes it.

Ephesians 5:29 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ephesians 5:29 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ephesians 5:29 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 5:29 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ephesians 5:29 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 5:29 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Ephesians 5:29 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ephesians 5:29 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ephesians 5:29 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 5:29 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ephesians 5:29 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ephesians 5:29 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ephesians 5:29 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ephesians 5:29 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ephesians 5:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ephesians 5:29 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ephesians 5:29 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 5:29 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 5:29 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ephesians 5:29 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ephesians 5:29 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 5:29 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ephesians 5:29 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 5:29 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ephesians 5:29 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 5:29 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ephesians 5:29 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ephesians 5:29 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 5:29 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Ephesians 5:29 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes