TheWay BibleHome›Bible›Ephesians›Ephesians 5›Ephesians 5:23
Ephesians 5:23 KJV
Ephesians · chapter 5 · verse 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.Ephesians 5:23 · King James Version
Ephesians 5:23 in context
21Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
22Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
23For 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.
24Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Commentary
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- husbandanērwith reference to sex, of a male, of a husband, of a betrothed or future husband, with…G435 →
- savioursōtērsaviour, deliverer, preserverG4990 →
- ChristchristosChrist = " anointed" , Christ was [and is], anointedG5547 →
- churchekklēsiaa gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly…G1577 →
- headkephalēthe head, both of men and often of animals. Since the loss of the head destroys life…G2776 →
- wifegynēa woman of any age, whether a virgin, or married, or a widow, a wife, of a betrothed womanG1135 →
Topics
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.
Here the apostle begins his exhortation to the discharge of relative duties. As a general foundation for these duties, he lays down that rule Eph 5:21.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 21-33