Ephesians 5:22

Ye wives, unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

21Submitting yourselves one to another in reverence of Christ,—

23Because, a husband, is the head of his wife, as, the Christ also, is the head of the assembly, he, being the saviour of the body,—

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Cross References

Genesis 3:16Unto the woman, he said, I will, increase, thy pain of pregnancy, In pain, shalt thou bear children,—Yet, unto thy husband, shall be thy longing, Though, he, rule over thee.

Esther 1:20When the edict of the king which he shall make, is published throughout all his kingdom, for, great, it is, then, all wives, will give honour unto their lords, both great and small.

Ephesians 5:22Ye wives, unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord,

1 Timothy 2:11Let, a woman, in quietness, be learning in all submission;

1 Peter 3:1In like manner, ye wives,—submitting yourselves unto your own husbands; in order that, if any are not yielding unto the word, through their wives behaviour, they may, without the word, be won,

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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