Ephesians 5:22

Wives, be submissive to your own husbands, as to the Lord,

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

21being submissive to one another in the fear of Christ.

23because the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is also the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

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Cross References

Ephesians 5:22Wives, be submissive to your own husbands, as to the Lord,

1 Timothy 2:11Let a woman learn in silence in all submission;

1 Peter 3:1Likewise, ye wives, be submissive to your own husbands; in order that, if any do not believe the word, they shall be gained through the deportment of their wives, without the word;

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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