Ephesians 5:22

Wives should submit to their husbands as submitting to the Lord.

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Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

In Context

21Submit to one another because you honor and respect Christ.

23For a man is the head of his wife, as the Christ is the head of the church – being indeed himself the Savior of his body.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:16To the woman he said, “I will greatly increase your anguished toil in pregnancy; with pain will you bear children. You will yearn for your husband, but he will rule over you.”

Esther 1:20When the king’s decree which he makes is heard throughout his kingdom – great as it is – the wives of all classes will give honor to their husbands.”

Ephesians 5:22Wives should submit to their husbands as submitting to the Lord.

1 Timothy 2:11They must learn, listening quietly to their teachers and showing them all deference.

1 Peter 3:1Again, those of you who are married women should accept the authority of your husbands, so that if any of them reject the message they may be won over without a message by the conduct of their wives,

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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