Ephesians 5:31 quotes Genesis 2:24 about becoming one flesh, grounding the command to love wives as one's own body.

Ephesians 5:33 reiterates that each husband must love his wife as himself, restating the same command for clarity.

Ephesians 5:25 directly commands husbands to love wives as Christ loved the church — the immediate foundation for the 'own body' teaching here.

Genesis 2:21-24 narrates Eve's creation from Adam's rib, establishing the 'one flesh' union Paul uses to argue husbands should love their wives.

Matthew 19:5 records Jesus quoting Genesis 2:24 about marriage, reinforcing the same foundational text Paul uses here.

Genesis 2:24 states the principle of leaving parents and becoming one flesh, which Paul directly quotes later in Ephesians 5:31.

In Matthew 19:6, Jesus declares married partners 'one flesh' — the same unity that grounds Paul's command to love your wife as your own body.

Mark 10:8 also cites the 'one flesh' union — reinforcing Paul's logic that loving your wife is loving yourself because you are one.

Colossians 3:19 similarly tells husbands to love their wives and not be harsh — reinforcing the same domestic ethic without the 'own body' metaphor.

Deuteronomy 24:5 shows God's concern for a husband's attention to his wife — supporting the command here to love her as his own body.