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Source language
Original Greek   
οὕτως ὀφείλουσιν ⸀καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες ἀγαπᾶν τὰς ἑαυτῶν γυναῖκας ὡς τὰ ἑαυτῶν σώματα· ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα ἑαυτὸν ἀγαπᾷ,
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
outos opheilousin rkai oi andres agapan tas eauton gunaikas os ta eauton somata* o agapon ten eautou gunaika eauton agapa,

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
ita et viri debent diligere uxores suas ut corpora sua qui suam uxorem diligit se ipsum diligit

King James Variants
American King James Version   
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
Authorized (King James) Version   
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
New King James Version   
So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself.
21st Century King James Version   
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He hat loveth his wife loveth himself.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
In this way men ought to love their wives as their bodies. Whoever loves his wife loves himself.
Darby Bible Translation   
So ought men also to love their own wives as their own bodies: he that loves his own wife loves himself.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
So also ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
God's Word   
So husbands must love their wives as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
In the same way, husbands are to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
International Standard Version   
In the same way, husbands must love their wives as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself.
NET Bible   
In the same way husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
New American Standard Bible   
So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself;
New International Version   
In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
New Living Translation   
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself.
Webster's Bible Translation   
So ought men to love their wives, as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself.
Weymouth New Testament   
So too married men ought to love their wives as much as they love themselves. He who loves his wife loves himself.
The World English Bible   
Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
EasyEnglish Bible   
So husbands should love their wives, just as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife shows that he loves himself.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
so ought the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies: he who is loving his own wife -- himself he doth love;
New Life Version   
So men should love their wives as they love their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Revised Geneva Translation   
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife, loves himself.
The Voice Bible   
So husbands should care for their wives as if their lives depended on it, the same way they care for their own bodies. As you love her, you ultimately are loving part of yourself (remember, you are one flesh).
Living Bible   
That is how husbands should treat their wives, loving them as parts of themselves. For since a man and his wife are now one, a man is really doing himself a favor and loving himself when he loves his wife!
New Catholic Bible   
In the same way, husbands should love their wives as they do their own bodies. The man who loves his wife loves himself.
Legacy Standard Bible   
So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself;
Jubilee Bible 2000   
So ought husbands to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself.
Christian Standard Bible   
In the same way, husbands are to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Even so husbands should love their wives as [being in a sense] their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
New Century Version   
In the same way, husbands should love their wives as they love their own bodies. The man who loves his wife loves himself.
The Message   
Husbands, go all out in your love for your wives, exactly as Christ did for the church—a love marked by giving, not getting. Christ’s love makes the church whole. His words evoke her beauty. Everything he does and says is designed to bring the best out of her, dressing her in dazzling white silk, radiant with holiness. And that is how husbands ought to love their wives. They’re really doing themselves a favor—since they’re already “one” in marriage.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
In the same way, husbands have an obligation to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
In the same way husbands also should · love · their wives as · their own bodies. He who loves · his wife loves himself,
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
In the same way, husbands should love their wives as they do their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
New Matthew Bible   
This is how men ought to love their wives: as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Good News Translation®   
Men ought to love their wives just as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself.
Wycliffe Bible   
So and men shall love their wives, as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself;
New Testament for Everyone   
That’s how husbands ought to love their own wives, just as they love their own bodies. Someone who loves his wife loves himself.
Contemporary English Version   
In the same way, a husband should love his wife as much as he loves himself. A husband who loves his wife shows he loves himself.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Even so husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Men ought to give their wives the love they naturally have for their own bodies. The love a man gives his wife is the extending of his love for himself to enfold her. Nobody ever hates or neglects his own body; he feeds and looks after it. And that is what Christ does for his body, the Church. And we are all members of that body, we are his flesh and blood! ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’. The marriage relationship is doubtless a great mystery, but I am speaking of something deeper still—the marriage of Christ and his Church. In practice what I have said amounts to this: let every one of you who is a husband love his wife as he loves himself; let the wife reverence her husband.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
In the same way, husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
In the same way, husbands should love their wives as they do their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Common English Bible © 2011   
That’s how husbands ought to love their wives—in the same way as they do their own bodies. Anyone who loves his wife loves himself.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Even so husbands should and are morally obligated to love their own wives as [being in a sense] their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
So [also] husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
New American Standard Bible   
So husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself;
The Expanded Bible   
In the same way, husbands should love their wives as they love their own bodies. The man who loves his wife loves himself.
Tree of Life Version   
In the same way, husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Revised Standard Version   
Even so husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
New International Reader's Version   
In the same way, husbands should love their wives. They should love them as they love their own bodies. Any man who loves his wife loves himself.
BRG Bible   
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
Complete Jewish Bible   
This is how husbands ought to love their wives — like their own bodies; for the man who loves his wife is loving himself.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
So husbands should love their wives as they love their own bodies. The man who loves his wife loves himself.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
In the same way, husbands should love their wives as they do their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
So also the ba’alim ought to show ahavah for their own nashim as their own gufim [BERESHIS 2:23-24]; the one with ahavah for his own isha has ahavah for himself,
Names of God Bible   
So husbands must love their wives as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself.
Modern English Version   
In this way men ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Easy-to-Read Version   
And husbands should love their wives like that. They should love their wives as they love their own bodies. The man who loves his wife loves himself,
International Children’s Bible   
And husbands should love their wives in the same way. They should love their wives as they love their own bodies. The man who loves his wife loves himself.
Lexham English Bible   
Thus also husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. The one who loves his own wife loves himself.
New International Version - UK   
In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
In this manner, husbands ought also to be loving their wives as their own bodies. The one loving his wife is loving himself.