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Ephesians 5:23

For the husbande is the wyves heed even as Christ is the heed of the congregacion and the same is the saveoure of the body.

Tyndale New Testament

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

22Wemen submit youre selves vnto youre awne husbandes as vnto the Lorde.

24Therfore as the congregacion is in subieccion to Christ lykwyse let the wyves be in subieccion to their husbandes in all thinges.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 6:13Meates are ordeyned for the belly and the belly for meates: but God shall destroy bothe it and them. Let not the body be applied vnto fornicacion but vnto the Lorde and the Lorde vnto the body.

Ephesians 1:22and hath put all thynges vnder his fete and hath made him aboue all thynges ye heed of the congregacion

Ephesians 5:25Husbandes love youre wyves even as Christ loved the congregacion and gave him silfe for it

1 Thessalonians 1:10and for to loke for his sonne from heven whom he raysed from deeth: I mean Iesus which delivereth vs from 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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