26 He made the church holy by the power of his word, and he made it pure by washing it with water.
27 Christ did this, so he would have a glorious and holy church, without faults or spots or wrinkles or any other flaws.
28 In the same way, a husband should love his wife as much as he loves himself. A husband who loves his wife shows he loves himself.
29 None of us hate our own bodies. We provide for them and take good care of them, just as Christ does for the church,
30 because we are each part of his body.
31 As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother to get married, and he becomes like one person with his wife.”
32 This is a great mystery, but I understand it to mean Christ and his church.