Ephesians 5:29
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
ἐκκλησία
church,
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ἐκκλησία
Assembly, church, called out ones. Ekklesia. I will build my church. The church is not a building or a programme. It is a people called out by God and gathered around Jesus.
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σάρξ
flesh
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σάρξ
Flesh, body, human nature. Sarx. The Word became flesh. God took on human nature completely. He knows from the inside what it means to be human. He is not a distant deity.
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μισέω
hated,
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μισέω
To hate, to detest, to dislike strongly. Hate what is evil and cling to what is good. Not everything deserves equal treatment. Some things must be rejected.
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οὐδείς
no one
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οὐδείς
No one, nothing, none. No one can snatch them out of My hand. The security of the believer rests not in their grip but in His. And His grip never fails.
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ἑαυτοῦ
his own
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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ἐκτρέφω
he nourishes
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ἐκτρέφω
to rear up to maturity, i.e. (genitive case) to cherish or train
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θάλπω
he cherishes
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θάλπω
to brood, i.e. (figuratively) to foster
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ποτέ
at any time
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ποτέ
indefinite adverb, at some time, ever
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
just (or inasmuch) as, that
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