For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
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The duty of wives is, submission to their husbands in the Lord, which includes honouring and obeying them, from a principle of love to them. The duty of husbands is to love their wives.
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This thought runs through Ephesians 5:25-29.