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Source language
Original Greek   
οἱ ἄνδρες, ἀγαπᾶτε τὰς γυναῖκας καὶ μὴ πικραίνεσθε πρὸς αὐτάς.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
oi andres, agapate tas gunaikas kai me pikrainesthe pros autas.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
viri diligite uxores et nolite amari esse ad illas

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
New King James Version   
Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.
21st Century King James Version   
Husbands, love your wives and be not bitter against them.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.
Darby Bible Translation   
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter towards them.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
God's Word   
Husbands, love your wives, and don't be harsh with them.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Husbands, love your wives and don't be bitter toward them.
International Standard Version   
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
NET Bible   
Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.
New American Standard Bible   
Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.
New International Version   
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
New Living Translation   
Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Weymouth New Testament   
Married men, be affectionate to your wives, and do not treat them harshly.
The World English Bible   
Husbands, love your wives, and don't be bitter against them.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Husbands, love your wives. Do not bring trouble to them.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
the husbands! love your wives, and be not bitter with them;
New Life Version   
Husbands, love your wives. Do not hold hard feelings against them.
Revised Geneva Translation   
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be embittered toward them.
The Voice Bible   
Husbands: love your wives, and don’t treat them harshly or respond with bitterness toward them.
Living Bible   
And you husbands must be loving and kind to your wives and not bitter against them nor harsh.
New Catholic Bible   
Husbands, love your wives and do not treat them harshly.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter against them.
Christian Standard Bible   
Husbands, love your wives and don’t be bitter toward them.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Husbands, love your wives [be affectionate and sympathetic with them] and do not be harsh or bitter or resentful toward them.
New Century Version   
Husbands, love your wives and be gentle with them.
The Message   
Husbands, go all out in love for your wives. Don’t take advantage of them.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Husbands, love your wives and do not treat them harshly.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
· Husbands, love your wives and do not become bitter toward them.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.
New Matthew Bible   
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be grievous to them.
Good News Translation®   
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
Wycliffe Bible   
Men, love ye your wives, and do not ye be bitter to them.
New Testament for Everyone   
And for husbands: you should treat your wives with love, and not be bitter with them.
Contemporary English Version   
A husband must love his wife and not abuse her.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Husbands, be sure you give your wives much love and sympathy; don’t let bitterness or resentment spoil your marriage.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Husbands, love your wives and don’t be harsh with them.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Husbands, love your wives [with an affectionate, sympathetic, selfless love that always seeks the best for them] and do not be embittered or resentful toward them [because of the responsibilities of marriage].
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Husbands, love your wives, and avoid any bitterness toward them.
New American Standard Bible   
Husbands, love your wives and do not become bitter against them.
The Expanded Bible   
Husbands, love your wives and ·be gentle with [L don’t be harsh toward/embittered against] them [Eph. 5:25–33; 1 Pet. 3:7].
Tree of Life Version   
Husbands, love your wives and do not become harsh toward them.
Revised Standard Version   
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
New International Reader's Version   
Husbands, love your wives. Don’t be mean to them.
BRG Bible   
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Husbands, love your wives and don’t treat them harshly.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
Husbands, love your wives and do not be unkind to them.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Ba’alim, have ahavah for your nashim and do not be bitter against them.
Names of God Bible   
Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be harsh with them.
Modern English Version   
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be bitter toward them.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Husbands, love your wives, and be gentle to them.
International Children’s Bible   
Husbands, love your wives, and be gentle to them.
Lexham English Bible   
Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.
New International Version - UK   
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
Husbands, be loving your wives, and do not be bitter toward them.