Ephesians 5:25-32

25Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her

26to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word,

27so that he may present the church to himself as glorious – not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

28In the same way husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

29For no one has ever hated his own body but he feeds it and takes care of it, just as Christ also does the church,

30for we are members of his body.

31For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.

32This mystery is great – but I am actually speaking with reference to Christ and the church.