Ephesians 5:25

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Ephesians 5

3 songs meet this passage

  • “I don't deserve this”

    Perfect · Ed Sheeran

    resonates with Ephesians 5:25

    The humility and wonder at being loved reflects the posture of grateful love within marriage, choosing to cherish the other.

  • “He ain't gonna treat you right”

    Blue Ain't Your Color · Keith Urban

    strains against Ephesians 5:25

    Names mistreatment but the solution offered is another man's attention rather than the kind of sacrificial love Scripture holds up as the standard.

  • “Cards on the table, we're both showing hearts”

    All of Me · John Legend

    resonates with Ephesians 5:25-28

    The vulnerability and mutual self-giving described here reflects the self-sacrificial love Scripture calls spouses toward, even without naming God as its source.

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