Ephesians 5:23

for the husband is the head of the wife, as the Christ also is the head of the church; and he is the savior of the body.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

In Context

22Wives, be subject to your own husbands as to the Lord:

24But as the church is subject to the Christ, so, also, let the wives be subject to their own husbands in every thing.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 6:13Meats for the stomach, and the stomach for meats; but God will destroy both it and them. But the body is not for lewdness, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body:

Ephesians 1:22and subjected all things under his feet, and made him head over all things for the church,

Ephesians 5:25Husbands, love your wives, as the Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it,

1 Thessalonians 1:10and to wait for his Son from heaven, even Jesus, whom he raised from the dead, and who delivers us from the coming wrath.

Matthew Henry on Ephesians 5:22-33

Duties of Husbands and Wives. ( a. d. 61.) 21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. 22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might… Read the whole commentary →

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