Ephesians 5:28

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

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

9 songs meet this passage

  • “Baby, anything you say I'll do”

    I Wanna Know · Joe

    strains against Ephesians 5:28

    Devotion here centers on pleasing the partner's every wish rather than the self-giving, sacrificial love Scripture calls for; total compliance isn't quite the same as selfless love.

  • “Give your all to me, I'll give my all to you”

    All of Me · John Legend

    resonates with Ephesians 5:25-28

    Mutual, sacrificial self-giving between spouses is the pattern Scripture holds up for marital love.

  • “All that you want, I'll be all that you need”

    Anything · SWV

    strains against Ephesians 5:25-28

    Scripture frames self-giving love as sacrificial and mutual within covenant, not as unconditional surrender to someone else's wants.

  • One Of The Girls · The Weeknd, JENNIE & Lily Rose Depp

    strains against Ephesians 5:28-29

    Scripture frames love as nourishing and cherishing the other; here love is expressed through harm and domination, inverting that picture.

  • “A man don't really love you if he hits ya”

    U.N.I.T.Y. · Queen Latifah

    resonates with Ephesians 5:28-29

    The verse's picture of a husband cherishing his wife as his own body directly condemns the violence she describes and names it as a counterfeit of love.

  • “How a man deserve you if he hurt you”

    You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time) [feat. Mase] · Brian McKnight

    resonates with Ephesians 5:28-29

    The critique of a man who mistreats his partner rightly echoes the call for husbands (and partners) to cherish and nourish those they love rather than harm them.

  • “If you a pimp and you know you don't love them hoes”

    Southern Hospitality · Ludacris & Pharrell Williams

    strains against Ephesians 5:28-29

    Scripture calls for love and care toward others as toward oneself; this line openly admits the absence of love in these relationships.

  • Superman (feat. Dina Rae) · Eminem

    strains against Ephesians 5:28-29

    Where Scripture calls for a man to nourish and cherish a woman as his own body, the song threatens control and expulsion instead.

  • Slow Motion (feat. Soulja Slim) · Juvenile

    strains against Ephesians 5:28-29

    Husbands and partners are called to nourish and cherish, not wound; this casual reference to violence against women stands in stark opposition to that call.

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