New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 5:23-27

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

24But as the churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577isG5293subjectὑποτάσσεταιhupotassetaiG5293to ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532the wivesγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135ought to beto their husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435in everythingπαντί.¶pantiG3956.

25Husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25your wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135,justG2531asG2531ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoG2532lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577andgaveG3860Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438upG3860for her,

26soἵναinaG2443thatG2443He might sanctifyἁγιάσῃhagiasēG37her, havingcleansedκαθαρίσαςkatharisasG2511her by thewashingλουτρῷloutrōG3067of waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204withthe wordῥήματι,rhēmatiG4487,

27that He mightpresentπαραστήσῃparastēsēG3936to Himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577in allG1741her gloryG1741,havingἔχουσανechousanG2192noμὴmēG3361spotσπίλονspilonG4696orἢēG2228wrinkleῥυτίδαrhutidaG4512orἤēG2228anyτιtiG5100suchτοιούτων,toioutōnG5108thingG5108; but that she would beholyἁγίαhagiaG40and blamelessἄμωμος.amōmosG299.

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