Eph 5:22-25 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Eph 5:22-33: 5:22-33 Christian wives are to submit to their husbands , showing them respect. Equally important, Christian husbands are to love their wives (see Col 3:18-19 ). Christian marriages become a reflection of the union and relationship between the Lord and the church. 5:22 Submission is part of the life to which the wives’ Christian commitment calls them (see 1 Cor 11:3-10 ; 14:34-35 ; Col 3:18 ; 1 Tim 2:11-12 ; Titus 2:5 ; 1 Pet 3:1-6 ).

Summary for Eph 5:22-33: 5:22-33 ^a Christian wives are to submit to their husbands, showing them respect. Equally important, Christian husbands are to love their wives (see Col 3:18-19 ^b). Christian marriages become a reflection of the union and relationship between the Lord and the church. 5:22 ^c Submission is part of the life to which the wives’ Christian commitment calls them (see 1 Cor 11:3-10 ^d; 14:34-35 ^e; Col 3:18 ^f; 1 Tim 2:11-12 ^g; Titus 2:5 ^h; 1 Pet 3:1-6 ⁱ).
Summary for Eph 5:23-24: 5:23-24 ^j a husband is the head of his wife: To be the head is to have authority (see 1 Cor 11:3 ^k).

• Christ is the head of the church: See Eph 1:22 ^l; 4:15 ^m; Col 1:18 ⁿ; 2:10 ^o, 19 ^p.
Summary for Eph 5:25-33: 5:25-33 ^q Christian husbands are to love their wives just as Christ loved the church—that is, sacrificially, for Christ gave up his life for her (5:2 ^r; cp. Col 3:19 ^s; 1 Pet 3:7 ^t).