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Eph 5:29 King James For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
For--Supply, and we all love ourselves: "For no man," &c.

his own flesh-- (Eph 5:31, end).

nourisheth--Greek, "nourisheth it up," namely, to maturity. "Nourisheth," refers to food and internal sustenance; "cherisheth," to clothing and external fostering.

even as--Translate, "even as also."

the Lord--The oldest manuscripts read, "Christ." Exo 21:10 prescribes three duties to the husband. The two former (food and raiment) are here alluded to in a spiritual sense, by "nourisheth and cherisheth"; the third "duty of marriage" is not added in consonance with the holy propriety of Scripture language: its antitype is, "know the Lord" (Hos 2:19-20) [BENGEL].
 
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19 And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.
20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.
10 If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.