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Ephesians 5:29
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: (Ephesians 5:29)
Cherisheth.
 Gr. thalpō, primarily “to warm,” hence, “to foster,” “to cherish.” The word appears elsewhere in the NT only in 1 Thess. 2:7, where Paul asserts that he cared for the Thessalonians “as a nurse cherisheth her children.”
Nourisheth.
 Gr. ektrephō, “to nurture,” “to bring up.” In ch. 6:4 the word is used for the bringing up of children. A good husband is sometimes spoken of as being “a good provider” for his family.
No man ever.
Paul is stating a general truth. A man must be mentally unbalanced to hate his flesh.