Ephesians 5:24

Ephesians 5:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
• New International Version (NIV)Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.

Context of Ephesians 5:24

22For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church. As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything. 25For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her 26to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word.

Ephesians 5:24 word by word

ἀλλ᾽ ὡς ἡ ἐκκλησία ὑποτάσσεται τῷ Χριστῷ οὕτως καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες τοῖς ἀνδράσιν ἐν παντί.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thereforeἀλλάalla · butG235
• asὥσπερhōsper · just asG5618
• the churchἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577
• is subject untoὑποτάσσωhupotassō · to subjectG5293
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• the wivesγυνήgunē · woman: wifeG1135
• to their ownἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
• husbandsἀνήρanēr · man: husbandG435
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• every thingπᾶςpas · allG3956

Cross-references for Ephesians 5:24

• Ephesians 5:33So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
• Exodus 23:13“Pay close attention to all my instructions. You must not call on the name of any other gods. Do not even speak their names.
• Exodus 29:35“This is how you will ordain Aaron and his sons to their offices, just as I have commanded you. The ordination ceremony will go on for seven days.
• Colossians 3:20Children, always obey your parents, for this pleases the Lord.

Commentaries on Ephesians 5:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24In every thing - That is, every lawful thing; for it is not intimated that they should obey their husbands in any thing criminal, or in any thing detrimental to the interests of their souls. The husband may be profligate, and may wish his wife to become such also; he may be an enemy to true religion, and use his authority to prevent his wife from those means of grace which she finds salutary to her soul; in none of these things should she obey him.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24In everything - In everything which is not contrary to the will of God; see the notes on Ephesians 5:23.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-33Verses 22-33 The duty of wives is, submission to their husbands in the Lord, which includes honouring and obeying them, from a principle of love to them. The duty of husbands is to love their wives. The love of Christ to the church is an example, which is sincere, pure, and constant, notwithstanding her failures. Christ gave himself for the church, that he might sanctify it in this world, and glorify it in the next, that he might bestow on all his members…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-24For the husband is the head of the wife: To be the head is to have authority (see 1 Corinthians 11:3). as Christ is the head of the church: See Ephesians 1:22; 4:15; Colossians 1:18; 2:10, 19.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Therefore--Translate, as Greek, "But," or "Nevertheless," that is, though there be the difference of headships mentioned in Ep 5:23, nevertheless, thus far they are one, namely, in the subjection or submission (the same Greek stands for "is subject," as for "submit," Ep 5:21, 22) of the Church to Christ, being the prototype of that of the wife to the husband. their own--not in most of the oldest manuscripts, and not needed by the argument. in every…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 5:24

• Church
• Family
• Husband
• Wife

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Commentaries on Ephesians 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings