New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 5:22-25

22Wivesγυναῖκες,gunaikesG1135, be subjectto your ownἰδίοιςidioisG2398husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435,as to the Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962.

23Forthe husbandἀνήρanērG435is the headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of the wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,as ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532is theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of the churchἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577,He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846beingthe SaviorσωτὴρsōtērG4990of the bodyσώματος·sōmatosG4983.

24But as the churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577is subjectὑποτάσσεταιhupotassetaiG5293to ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532the wivesγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135ought to beto their husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435in everythingπαντί.¶pantiG3956.

25Husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25your wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoG2532lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577andgaveπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438up for her,

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