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Other Translations - Ephesians
5:22-33:
 Wives,
be under the authority of (obey) your husbands, the
same as the Lord. 23The husband is the
head of the wife, the same as Christ is the head of
the church. The church is Christ's body--Christ is
the Savior of the body. 24The church is
under the authority of Christ. So it is the same
with you wives. You should be under the authority of
your husbands in everything. 25Husbands,
love your wives the same as Christ loved the church.
Christ died for the church. 26He died to
make the church holy. Christ used the telling of the
Good News* to make the church clean by washing it
with water. 27Christ died so that he
could give the church to himself [like a bride] full
of glory (beauty). He died so that the church could
be pure and without fault, with no evil or sin or
any other thing wrong in the church. 28And
husbands should love their wives like that. They
should love their wives like they love their own
bodies. The man who loves his wife loves himself.
29Why? Because no person ever hates his
own body. Every person feeds and takes care of his
body. And that is what Christ does for the church,
30because we are parts of his body.
31[The Scripture says], "So a man will leave
his father and mother and join his wife. And the two
people will become one."* 32That secret
truth is very important--I am talking about Christ
and the church. 33But each one of you
must love his wife like he loves himself. And a wife
must respect her husband. (ERV)
 Wives,
(be in subjection) unto your own husbands, as unto
the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head
of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the
church, (being) himself the saviour of the body.
24 But as the church is subject to
Christ, so (let) the wives also (be) to their
husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love
your wives, even as Christ also loved the church,
and gave himself up for it; 26 that he
might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing
of water with the word, 27 that he might
present the church to himself a glorious (church),
not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but
that it should be holy and without blemish. 28
Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives
as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife
loveth himself: 29 for no man ever hated
his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it,
even as Christ also the church; 30
because we are members of his body. 31
For this cause shall a man leave his father and
mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two
shall become one flesh. 32 This mystery
is great: but I speak in regard of Christ and of the
church. 33 Nevertheless do ye also
severally love each one his own wife even as
himself; and (let) the wife (see) that she fear her
husband. (ASV)
 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 sanctify and
cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it to himself a
glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any
such thing; but that it should be holy and without
blemish. 28 So ought men to love their
wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife
loveth himself. 29 For no man ever yet
hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth
it, even as the Lord the church: 30 For
we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his
bones. 31 For this cause shall a man
leave his father and mother, and shall be joined
unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
32 This is a great mystery: but I speak
concerning Christ and the church. 33
Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so
love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that
she reverence her husband. (KJV) |
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Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the
Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of
the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church,
He Himself being the Savior of the body. 24
But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the
wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as
Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for
her; 26 that He might sanctify her,
having cleansed her by the washing of water with the
word, 27 that He might present to Himself
the church in all her glory, having no spot or
wrinkle or any such thing; but that she should be
holy and blameless. 28 So husbands ought
also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He
who loves his own wife loves himself; 29
for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes
and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the
church, 30 because we are members of His
body. 31 For this cause a man shall leave
his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife;
and the two shall become one flesh. 32
This mystery is great; but I am speaking with
reference to Christ and the church. 33
Nevertheless let each individual among you also love
his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see
to it that she respect her husband. (NAS)