Ephesians 5:23

Because the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church. He is the saviour of his body.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

22Let women be subject to their husbands, as to the Lord:

24Therefore as the church is subject to Christ, so also let the wives be to their husbands in all things.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 6:13Meat for the belly, and the belly for the meats; but God shall destroy both it and them: but the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

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

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

1 Thessalonians 1:10And to wait for his Son from heaven (whom he raised up from the dead,) Jesus, who hath delivered us 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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