Ephesians 5:22

Wives likewise to their husbands as to the Lord,

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

21Submit yourselves one to another out of reverence for Christ.

23because a husband is the head of his wife even as Christ is head of the church, his body, which he saves.

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Cross References

Ephesians 5:22Wives likewise to their husbands as to the Lord,

1 Timothy 2:11Let a woman learn quietly in entire submission.

1 Peter 3:1In the same way you wives must be submissive to your own husbands; so that if some of them will not believe the message, they may apart from the message be won over by the behavior 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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