Ephesians 5:29
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
NKJV: For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church.
ESV: For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,
οὐδεὶς γάρ ποτε τὴν ἑαυτοῦ σάρκα ἐμίσησεν, ἀλλ᾽ ἐκτρέφει καὶ θάλπει αὐτήν, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Κύριος τὴν ἐκκλησίαν·