Ephesians 5:28

“So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies, &c.] It is a common saying with the Jews, that a man's wife is wpwgk, “as his own body” f65; and it is one of the precepts of their wise men, that a man should honour his wife more than his body, wpwgk hbhaw, and “love her as his body” f66; for as they also say, they are but one body f67; the apostle seems to speak in the language of his countrymen; however, his doctrine and theirs agree in this point: wherefore he that loveth his wife loveth himself; because she is one body and flesh with him.”

“Translate, "So ought husbands also (thus the oldest manuscripts read) to love their own (compare Note, see on Eph 5:22) wives as their own bodies." He that loveth his wife loveth himself--So there is the same love and the same union of body between Christ and the Church (Eph 5:30, Eph 5:32).”

“So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies - Because they are one flesh; Ephesians 5:31. This is the subject on which Paul had been speaking, and from which he had been diverted by the allusion to the glorified church. The doctrine here is, that a husband should have the same care for the comfort of his wife which he has for himself. He should regard her as one with himself; and as he protects his own body from cold and hunger, and, when sick and suffering, endeavors to restore it to health, so he should regard and treat her. He that loveth his wife loveth himself - (1) Because she is one with him, and their interests are identified. (2) Because, by this, he really promotes his own…”

“As their own bodies - That is, as themselves. He that loveth his wife loveth himself - Which is not a sin, but an indisputable duty. Ephesians 5:29”

“5:28-29 Husbands should prize and cherish their wives, for in marriage the two have become one (see 5:31).”

“as: Eph 5:31, Eph 5:33; Gen 2:21-24; Mat 19:5 Ephesians 5:29”