So ought men to love their wives as their own
bodies
It is a common saying with the Jews, that a man's wife is
(wpwgk) , "as his own
body" F18; 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" F19; for as they also say, they are but
one body F20; 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.