Ephesians 5:23
Because the husband is the head of the wife, even as the Messiah is the head of the church; and he is the vivifier of the body.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
22Wives, be ye submissive to your husbands, as to our Lord.
24And as the church is subject to the Messiah, so also let wives be to their husbands in all things.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 6:13Food is for the belly; and the belly is for food; but God will bring them both to naught. But the body is not for whoredom, but for our Lord; and our Lord for the body.
Ephesians 1:22and he hath subjected all things under his feet; and hath given him who is high over all, to be the head of the church;
Ephesians 5:25Husbands, love your wives, even as the Messiah loved his church, and delivered himself up for it;
1 Thessalonians 1:10while ye wait for his Son from heaven, that Jesus whom he raised from the dead, who delivereth us from the 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 →