Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her Ephesians 5:33 Each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband Colossians 3:18-19 Wives, submit to your husbands as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them