Ephesians 5:21
subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.
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- Phil 2:3 : 3 [ doing] nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;
- 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
- Eph 5:22 : 22 Wives, [be in subjection] unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
- Eph 5:24 : 24 But as the church is subject to Christ, so [let] the wives also [be] to their husbands in everything.
- Heb 13:17 : 17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit [to them] : for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this [were] unprofitable for you.
- 1 Pet 2:17 : 17 Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
- Gal 5:13 : 13 For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only [use] not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.
- 1 Tim 3:4 : 4 one that ruleth well his own house, having [his] children in subjection with all gravity;
- 2 Chr 19:7 : 7 Now therefore let the fear of Jehovah be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with Jehovah our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.
- Neh 5:9 : 9 Also I said, The thing that ye do is not good: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?
- Neh 5:15 : 15 But the former governors that were before me were chargeable unto the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
- Prov 24:21 : 21 My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; [And] company not with them that are given to change:
- Rom 13:1-5 : 1 Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the [powers] that be are ordained of God. 2 Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same: 4 for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil. 5 Wherefore [ye] must needs be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience' sake.
- 1 Cor 16:16 : 16 that ye also be in subjection unto such, and to every one that helpeth in the work and laboreth.
- 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
- Gen 16:9 : 9 And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
- 1 Chr 29:24 : 24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
- 1 Tim 2:11 : 11 Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.
- 1 Pet 2:13 : 13 Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;
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- Eph 5:22-254 verses83%
22 Wives, [be in subjection] unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, [being] himself the saviour of the body.
24 But as the church is subject to Christ, so [let] the wives also [be] to their husbands in everything.
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
- 1 Pet 5:5-73 verses78%
5 Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
7 casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.
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5 Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
- Col 3:17-204 verses75%
17 And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
18 Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.
- Eph 5:31-333 verses74%
31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.
32 This mystery is great: but I speak in regard of Christ and of the church.
33 Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and [let] the wife [see] that she fear her husband.
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20 giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;
- 1 Pet 3:5-84 verses72%
5 For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:
6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose children ye now are, if ye do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.
7 Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell with [your wives] according to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.
8 Finally, [be] ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:
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22 Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord: [
- 1 Pet 3:1-22 verses72%
1 In like manner, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;
2 beholding your chaste behavior [coupled] with fear.
- 1 Pet 2:17-182 verses71%
17 Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
18 Servants, [be] in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
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17 And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man's work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear:
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7 Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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13 Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;
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1 Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;
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5 Wherefore [ye] must needs be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience' sake.
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5 [ to be] sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:
- Eph 5:28-292 verses69%
28 Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:
29 for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church;
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3 Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
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20 Them that sin reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.
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2 with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
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28 And when all things have been subjected unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subjected to him that did subject all things unto him, that God may be all in all.
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13 and to esteem them exceeding highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
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1 Let as many as are servants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine be not blasphemed.
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5 so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and severally members one of another.
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32 and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
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10 In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;
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16 that ye also be in subjection unto such, and to every one that helpeth in the work and laboreth.
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22 and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church,
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13 forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:
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3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
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11 Serve Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
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1 Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work,
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15 And his affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.
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12 So then, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;