Ephesians 5:23

For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the church, [being] himself the saviour of the body.

American Standard Version

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 in subjection] unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

24But as the church is subject to Christ, so [let] the wives also [be] to their husbands in everything.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 6:13Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall bring to nought 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 put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church,

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

1 Thessalonians 1:10and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, who delivereth 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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