Ephesians 5:23

23 For 1the husband is the head of the wife even as 2Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is 3himself its Savior.

Ephesians 5:23 In-Context

21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.
24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.
25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,

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Cross References 3

  • 1. 1 Corinthians 11:3
  • 2. See Ephesians 1:22, 23
  • 3. [1 Corinthians 6:13]
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