Ephesians 5:23

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

24But as the church submits to the Christ, so also should wives submit to their husbands in everything.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 6:13Food exists for the stomach, and the stomach for food; but God will put an end to both the one and the other. The body, however, exists, not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body;

Ephesians 1:22And God placed all things under Christ’s feet, and gave him to the church as its supreme head;

Ephesians 5:25Husbands, love your wives, just as the Christ loved the church, and gave himself for her,

1 Thessalonians 1:10and are now awaiting the return from heaven of his Son whom he raised from the dead – Jesus, our deliverer 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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