Ephesians 5:23

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

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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 under the authority of your husbands, as of the Lord.

24And as the church is under Christ's authority, so let wives be under the rule of their husbands in all things.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 6:13Food is for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will put an end to them together. But the body is not for the desires of the flesh, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body:

Ephesians 1:22And he has put all things under his feet, and has made him to be head over all things to the church,

Ephesians 5:25Husbands, have love for your wives, even as Christ had love for the church, and gave himself for it;

1 Thessalonians 1:10Waiting for his Son from heaven, who came back from the dead, even Jesus, our Saviour from the wrath to come.

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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