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New Living Translation

Ephesians 5:24

As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Family;   Husband;   Wife;   The Topic Concordance - Body;   Cleanness;   Marriage;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Church, the;   Love of Christ, the;   Marriage;   Wives;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Marriage;   Solomon's Song;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ethics;   Head;   Husband;   Marriage;   Wife;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Body of Christ;   Church, the;   Head, Headship;   Marriage;   Overseer;   Paul the Apostle;   Sexuality, Human;   Union with Christ;   Woman;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Church;   Self-Denial;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Marriage;   Wife;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Adultery;   Canticles;   ;   Church;   Divorce;   Marriage;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Body of Christ;   Church;   Ephesians, Book of;   Head;   Head of the Church;   Marriage;   Paul;   Sex, Biblical Teaching on;   Song of Solomon;   Woman;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ephesians, Epistle to;   Marriage;   Peter, First Epistle of;   Woman;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Adultery ;   Body (2);   Character;   Commandment;   Dependence;   Ephesians Epistle to the;   Family;   Marriage;   Marriage (I.);   Woman;   Worldliness;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Husband;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Body;   Lamech;   Marriage;   Play;   Veil;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Church Government;   Ephesians, Epistle to the;   Essenes, the;   Purity;   Song of Songs;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Marriage;   Saul of Tarsus;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
The church serves under Christ, so it is the same with you wives. You should be willing to serve your husbands in everything.
Revised Standard Version
As the church is subject to Christ, so let wives also be subject in everything to their husbands.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Therfore as the cogregacion is in subieccion to Christ lykwyse let the wyves be in subieccion to their husbandes in all thinges.
Hebrew Names Version
But as the assembly is subject to Messiah, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.
New American Standard Bible
But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.
New Century Version
As the church yields to Christ, so you wives should yield to your husbands in everything.
Update Bible Version
But as the church is subject to Christ, so [let] the wives also [be] to their husbands in everything.
Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore as the church is subject to Christ, so [let] wives [be] to their own husbands in every thing.
English Standard Version
Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.
World English Bible
But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
(and he is the Saviour of the body) Therefore as the church is subject to Christ, so also let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Weymouth's New Testament
And just as the Church submits to Christ, so also married women should be entirely submissive to their husbands.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But as the chirche is suget to Crist, so wymmen to her hosebondis in alle thingis.
English Revised Version
But as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their husbands in everything.
Berean Standard Bible
Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
Contemporary English Version
Wives should always put their husbands first, as the church puts Christ first.
Amplified Bible
But as the church is subject to Christ, so also wives should be subject to their husbands in everything [respecting both their position as protector and their responsibility to God as head of the house].
American Standard Version
But as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their husbands in everything.
Bible in Basic English
And as the church is under Christ's authority, so let wives be under the rule of their husbands in all things.
Complete Jewish Bible
Just as the Messianic Community submits to the Messiah, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
Darby Translation
But even as the assembly is subjected to the Christ, so also wives to their own husbands in everything.
International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
But as the church is subject to Meshiha, so also (should) wives be unto their husbands in every thing.
Murdock Translation
And as the church is subject to the Messiah, so also let wives be to their husbands in all things.
King James Version (1611)
Therefore as the Church is subiect vnto Christ, so let the wiues bee to their owne husbands in euery thing.
New Life Bible
As the church is to obey Christ, wives are to obey their own husbands in everything.
New Revised Standard
Just as the church is subject to Christ, so also wives ought to be, in everything, to their husbands.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therfore as the Church is in subiection to Christ, euen so let the wiues be to their husbads in euery thing.
George Lamsa Translation
Therefore as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Nevertheless, as, the assembly, submitteth herself unto the Christ, so, the wives, unto their husbands, in everything:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore as the church is subject to Christ: so also let the wives be to their husbands in all things.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But as the Church is subiect to Christ, lykewyse the wyues to their owne husbandes in all thynges.
Good News Translation
And so wives must submit themselves completely to their husbands just as the church submits itself to Christ.
Christian Standard Bible®
Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives are to submit to their husbands in everything.
King James Version
Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Lexham English Bible
But as the church is subject to Christ, thus also wives should be subject to their husbands in everything.
Literal Translation
But even as the assembly is subject to Christ, so also the wives to their own husbands in everything.
Young's Literal Translation
but even as the assembly is subject to Christ, so also [are] the wives to their own husbands in everything.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore as the congregacion is in subieccion to Christ, likewyse let the wyues be in subieccion to their hussbandes in all thinges.
Mace New Testament (1729)
as the church then is subordinate to Christ, so let women be to their husbands upon all occasions.
New English Translation
But as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
New King James Version
Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.
Simplified Cowboy Version
As the outfit is honorable and reverent of Christ, so you wives must be honorable and reverent to your husbands in everything.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.
Legacy Standard Bible
But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.

Contextual Overview

21 And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23 For 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. 24 As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything. 25 For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her 26 to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God's word. 27 He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. 28 In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself. 29 No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church. 30 And we are members of his body.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

in: Ephesians 5:33, Exodus 23:13, Exodus 29:35, Colossians 3:20, Colossians 3:22, Titus 2:7, Titus 2:9

Reciprocal: Esther 1:12 - refused Isaiah 55:4 - a leader Matthew 22:2 - which 1 Corinthians 11:3 - and the head of the Ephesians 5:21 - submitting Ephesians 5:22 - submit 1 Timothy 3:5 - the church Hebrews 12:23 - the general

Cross-References

Genesis 5:5
Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.
Genesis 5:6
When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
Genesis 5:22
After the birth of Methuselah, Enoch lived in close fellowship with God for another 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 37:30
Then he went back to his brothers and lamented, "The boy is gone! What will I do now?"
Genesis 42:36
Jacob exclaimed, "You are robbing me of my children! Joseph is gone! Simeon is gone! And now you want to take Benjamin, too. Everything is going against me!"
2 Kings 2:1
When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal.
Jeremiah 31:15
This is what the Lord says: "A cry is heard in Ramah— deep anguish and bitter weeping. Rachel weeps for her children, refusing to be comforted— for her children are gone."
Matthew 2:18
"A cry was heard in Ramah— weeping and great mourning. Rachel weeps for her children, refusing to be comforted, for they are dead."
Luke 23:43
And Jesus replied, "I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise."
1 John 1:7
But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ,.... Her head, being wholly dependent upon him, and entirely resigned to him, and receiving all from him; from whom alone is all her expectation of provision, protection, comfort, and happiness; wherefore she has respect to all his commands, and esteems all his precepts concerning all things to be right; and yields a cheerful, voluntary, sincere, and hearty obedience to them; arising from a principle of love to him, and joined with honour, fear, and reverence of him:

so [let] the wives [be] to their own husbands in everything: political, domestic, and ecclesiastic; that is consistent with the laws of God, and the Gospel of Christ.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In everything - In everything which is not contrary to the will of God; see the notes on Ephesians 5:23.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 24. In 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.


 
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