Verse 29
29. For—Supply, and we all love ourselves: "For no man," c.
his own flesh— ( :-, 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." :- 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" (Hosea 2:19; Hosea 2:20) [BENGEL].
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