Ephesians 5:22-33

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

Wives, Be Subject To Your Husbands As The Church Is Subject To Christ

²² ... wives— to your own husbands, as to the Lord. ²³ Because a husband is the head of his wife as also Christ is the head of the church, He being the Savior of the body. ²⁴ Nevertheless^[a], as the church is subject to Christ, in this manner also let the wives be to their husbands in everything.

Husbands, Love Your Wives As Christ Loved The Church

²⁵ Husbands, be loving your wives just-as Christ also loved the church and handed Himself over for her ²⁶ in order that He might sanctify^[b] her, having cleansed^[c] her with^[d] the washing^[e] of water by^[f] the word, ²⁷ in order that He might present the church to Himself as glorious— not having spot or wrinkle or any of such things, but that she might be holy and without-blemish. ²⁸ In this manner^[g], husbands ought also to be loving their wives as their own bodies. The one loving his wife is loving himself. ²⁹ For no one ever hated his own flesh, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, ³⁰ because we are body-parts of His body. ³¹ “For this cause a man shall leave-behind his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two will be one flesh” [Gen 2:24]. ³² This mystery is great, but I am speaking with reference to Christ and with reference to the church. ³³ Nevertheless, you also individually, let each in this manner be loving his wife as himself. And let the wife see that she be respecting her husband.