Ephesians 5:23

that the man is-being head of{the woman} as also the Anointed head of{the out-calling}, and same is-being savior of{the body};

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

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

22The women: be-being-set-under/subjected to{the own men}, as to{the Lord},

24contrariwise, as the out-calling is-being-set-under/subjected to{the Anointed}, the-same-ly also the women to{the men} in to{every[thing]}.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 6:13The consume-effects[i.e. food] to{the cavity-ia} and the cavity-ia to{the consume-effects[i.e. food]}; moreover, the God will-unemploy/idle/disuse also the-same[singular] and the-same[plural]; moreover, the body not to{the sexual-immorality}; contrariwise to{the Lord}, and the Lord to{the body}.

Ephesians 1:22and he-sets-under/subjects all under the feet of{same}, and he-gives same head over all to{the out-calling},

Ephesians 5:25The men, [you]be-loving the women of{sameselves} according-as also the Anointed loves the out-calling and gives-aside/delivers sameself over/for-the-sake of{same},

1 Thessalonians 1:10and to-be-remaining-anew/awaiting[,] the Son of{same} out of{the heavens}, whom he-rouses out of{the[plural] dead}, Jesus, the rescuing us from of{the wrath, the being-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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