Ephesians 5:22-33

Revised Geneva Translation

²² Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as to the Lord.

²³ For the husband is the wife’s head, even as Christ is the head of the Church. And the same is the Savior of the body.

²⁴ But, as the Church is in subjection to Christ, so also let the wives be to their husbands in everything.

²⁵ Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the Church, and gave Himself for her;

²⁶ so that He might sanctify her and cleanse her by the washing of water through the word,

²⁷ So that He might make her a glorious Church to Himself, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing. But that it should be holy and without blame.

²⁸ So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife, loves himself.

²⁹ For no one ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord does 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 father and mother and shall cling to his wife. And the two shall be one flesh.

³² This is a great secret. But I speak concerning Christ and concerning the church.

³³ Yet, let every one of you do the same. Let everyone love his wife, even as himself. And let the wife see that she fears her husband.