Ephesians 5:29

Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.

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

10 songs meet this passage

  • “Boy, don't pretend that you don't love the pain”

    Sweet but Psycho · Ava Max

    strains against Ephesians 5:29

    Scripture assumes people nourish and care for what they love; this line celebrates embracing pain as part of romantic thrill.

  • “I'm proud to call you my bitch”

    I Don't Mind (feat. Juicy J) · USHER

    strains against Ephesians 5:25-29

    Love here is described as sacrificial and nourishing; the lyric instead boasts of possession and degradation dressed as affection.

  • 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.

  • “Hit her and go, I won't call her again”

    Bugatti (feat. Future & Rick Ross) · Ace Hood

    strains against Ephesians 5:28-29

    The casual discarding of a woman here stands far from the call to cherish and care for another person.

  • “I break a bitch, like Chyna did Rob”

    No Limit (feat. A$AP Rocky & Cardi B) · G-Eazy

    strains against Ephesians 5:28-29

    The call to love and nourish rather than degrade is directly inverted here, treating people as disposable.

Elsewhere in Ephesians 5