Ephesians 5:22-33

Christ and the Church: The Marriage Standard

Ephesians 5:22-33

Christ and the Church: The Marriage Standard

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Let women be subject to their husbands, as to the Lord:
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Because the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church. He is the saviour of his body.
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Therefore as the church is subject to Christ: so also let the wives be to their husbands in all things.
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Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church and delivered himself up for it:
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That he might sanctify it, cleansing it by the laver of water in the word of life:
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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.
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So also ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
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For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as also Christ doth the church:
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Because we are members of him, body, of his flesh and of his bones.
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For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother: and shall cleave to his wife. And they shall be two in one flesh.
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This is a great sacrament: but I speak in Christ and in the church.
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Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular love for his wife as himself: And let the wife fear her husband.
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Where else Scripture says this.

  • 1 Peter 3:7

    Ye husbands, likewise dwelling with them according to knowledge, giving honour to the female as to the weaker vessel and as to the co-heirs of the grace of life: that your prayers be not hindered.
    from verse 25

  • Colossians 3:19

    Husbands, love your wives and be not bitter towards them.
    from verse 25

  • Ephesians 5:28

    So also ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
    from verse 25

  • John 15:3

    Now you are clean, by reason of the word which I have spoken to you.
    from verse 26

  • Hebrews 10:22

    Let us draw near with a true heart, in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with clean water.
    from verse 26

  • Genesis 2:24

    Wherefore a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be two in one flesh.
    from verse 25

  • Colossians 3:18

    Wives, be subject to your husbands, as it behoveth in the Lord.
    from verse 22

  • Colossians 4:1

    Masters, do to your servants that which is just and equal: knowing that you also have a master in heaven.
    from verse 22

  • John 17:17

    Sanctify them in truth. Thy word is truth.
    from verse 26

  • John 17:19

    And for them do I sanctify myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth.
    from verse 26

  • 1 Peter 3:1

    In like manner also, let wives be subject to their husbands: that, if any believe not the word, they may be won without the word, by the conversation of the wives,
    from verse 22

  • 1 Peter 3:6

    As Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters you are, doing well and not fearing any disturbance.
    from verse 22
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