Ephesians 5:21
Submitting yourselves one to another in reverence of Christ,—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
In Context
22Ye wives, unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord,
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:24And, all the rulers, and the heroes, yea moreover all the sons of King David, gave a hand, under Solomon the king.
Nehemiah 5:9Then said I, Not good, is the thing which ye are doing,—ought ye not, in the fear of God, to walk, because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?
Proverbs 24:21Revere thou Yahweh, my son, and the king, and, with the fickle, have thou no fellowship;
1 Corinthians 16:16That, ye also, be submitting yourselves unto such as these,—and unto everyone helping in the work and toiling.
Galatians 5:13For, ye, on a footing of freedom, were called, brethren,—only, [turn] not your freedom into an occasion to the flesh, but, by means of your love, be serving one another;
Ephesians 5:24Nevertheless, as, the assembly, submitteth herself unto the Christ, so, the wives, unto their husbands, in everything:
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 5:4-21
Preservatives from Impurity; Cautions and Admonitions. ( a. d. 61.) 3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; 4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. 5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things… Read the whole commentary →