Ephesians 5:22-33
Marriage Like Christ and the Church
22 aWives, b be subject to your own husbands, cas to the Lord. 23For dthe husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the ehead of the church, He Himself f being the Savior of the body. 24But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything. 25 gHusbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and hgave Himself up for her, 26 iso that He might sanctify her, having jcleansed her by the kwashing of water with lthe word, 27that He might mpresent to Himself the church ▼▼ Lit glorious
in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be oholy and blameless. 28So husbands ought also to plove their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; 29for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, 30because we are qmembers of His rbody. 31 s For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. 32This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church. 33Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to tlove his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she ▼▼ Lit fear
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vrespects her husband. Ephesians 6:1-9
Family Relationships
1 wChildren, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 x Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), 3so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth. 4 yFathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but zbring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. 5 aaSlaves, be obedient to those who are your ▼▼ I.e. earthly masters, with fear
masters according to the flesh, with acfear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, adas to Christ; 6 aenot ▼▼ Lit according to
by way of eyeservice, as agmen-pleasers, but as ahslaves of Christ, aidoing the will of God from the ▼▼ Lit soul
heart. 7With good will ▼▼ Lit rendering
render service, alas to the Lord, and not to men, 8 amknowing that anwhatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, aowhether slave or free. 9And masters, do the same things to them, and apgive up threatening, knowing that aqboth their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is arno partiality with Him.
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