en_tn/eph/05/28.md

## translationWords

* [[en:tw:christ]]
* [[en:tw:church]]
* [[en:tw:love]]

## translationNotes

* **as their own bodies** - AT: "as they love their own bodies" (See: [[:en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_explicit]])
* **instead he nourishes** - AT: "instead he nurtures" or "instead he cares for"
* **we are members of his body** - The word "we" refers to Paul and all the believers. (See: [[en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_inclusive]])
* **we are members of his body** - Possible meanings are 1) "we are members of his body of believers" (non-metaphorical sense) or 2) Believers fit together to form the body of Christ just as the parts of the human body fit together to form a person. (See: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor]])