Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

²¹ being-subject^[a] to one another in the fear^[b] of Christ—

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^[c], 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^[d] her, having cleansed^[e] her with^[f] the washing^[g] of water by^[h] 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^[i], 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.

Children, Honor Your Parents

6 Children, be obeying your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ² “Be honoring your father and mother”— which is the first commandment with a promise— ³ “in order that it may be well with you and you may be long-lived upon the earth” [Deut 5:16].

Fathers, Nourish Your Children In The Lord

⁴ And fathers, do not be provoking your children to anger, but be nourishing them in the training^[j] and admonition^[k] of the Lord.

Slaves And Masters, Live As Slaves of Christ

⁵ Slaves, be obeying your masters according-to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ— ⁶ not by way of eye-service as people-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul, ⁷ serving with good-will as to the Lord and not to people, ⁸ knowing that each one, if he does anything good, will receive this back from the Lord, whether slave or free. ⁹ And masters, be doing the same things to them, giving-up the threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in the heavens, and there is no respect-of-persons with Him.