Ephesians 5:26-33

26so that He might sanctify the church, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word [of God],

27so that [in turn] He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy [set apart for God] and blameless.

28Even so husbands should and are morally obligated to love their own wives as [being in a sense] their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

29For no one ever hated his own body, but [instead] he nourishes and protects and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,

30because we are members (parts) of His body.

31For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall be joined [and be faithfully devoted] to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.

32This mystery [of two becoming one] is great; but I am speaking with reference to [the relationship of] Christ and the church.

33However, 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].