Ephesians 5:23

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For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

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  • 1 Cor 11:3-9 : 3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a woman is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. 4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. 5 But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head; it is the same as if her head were shaved. 6 For if a woman does not cover her head, she should cut her hair short; but if it is a disgrace for a woman to cut her hair or shave her head, then she should cover her head. 7 A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man. 8 For man was not made from woman, but woman from man. 9 Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. 10 For this reason, a woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head because of the angels.
  • Col 1:18 : 18 And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy.
  • Eph 1:22-23 : 22 And He put all things under His feet and made Him head over all things for the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
  • Eph 4:15 : 15 But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into him who is the head—Christ.
  • Eph 5:25-26 : 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her, 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing of water through the word,
  • Rev 5:9 : 9 And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were slain, and with your blood, you purchased for God people from every tribe, language, people, and nation."

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  • Eph 5:21-22
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    21submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

    22Wives, submit to your own husbands as to the Lord.

  • Eph 5:24-33
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    24As the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

    25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her,

    26to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing of water through the word,

    27and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

    28In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

    29For no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,

    30because we are members of His body.

    31For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.

    32This mystery is great—but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

    33However, each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

  • 1 Cor 11:3-5
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    3But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a woman is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.

    4Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.

    5But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head; it is the same as if her head were shaved.

  • Col 3:18-19
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    18Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

    19Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

  • 1 Cor 7:2-4
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    2But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

    3The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.

    4The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

  • Eph 1:22-23
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    22And He put all things under His feet and made Him head over all things for the church,

    23which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

  • 1 Pet 3:5-7
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    5For in this way, in the past, the holy women who hoped in God also adorned themselves, submitting to their own husbands.

    6Just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You are her children if you do what is good and do not fear anything that frightens you.

    7Husbands, in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with a weaker vessel, showing them honor as co-heirs of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

  • 1 Cor 7:16
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    16For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

  • 1 Cor 11:7-12
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    7A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.

    8For man was not made from woman, but woman from man.

    9Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

    10For this reason, a woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head because of the angels.

    11Nevertheless, in the Lord, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

    12For just as woman came from man, so also man is born through woman; but everything comes from God.

  • 1 Pet 3:1
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    1In the same way, wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, so that even if some disobey the word, they may be won over without a word by the conduct of their wives.

  • Col 1:18
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    18And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy.

  • 1 Tim 3:5
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    5(For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?)

  • Titus 2:5
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    5to be self-controlled, pure, committed to their homes, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be slandered.

  • Gen 2:23-24
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    23The man said, 'This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called "woman," for she was taken out of man.'

    24For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

  • Matt 19:5
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    5And he said, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."

  • Eph 4:15
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    15But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into him who is the head—Christ.

  • 1 Cor 7:33
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    33But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife.

  • 1 Cor 7:14
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    14For the unbelieving husband is made holy through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy through her husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.

  • 1 Cor 14:34
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    34Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak but must be in submission, as the law says.

  • Mark 10:7
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    7'For this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,'

  • 1 Cor 7:39
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    39A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, only in the Lord.

  • Prov 31:23
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    23Her husband is respected at the city gates, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.

  • 1 Cor 7:10
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    10To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord: A wife must not separate from her husband.

  • Rom 7:2
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    2For a married woman is legally bound to her husband while he is alive; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him.

  • Isa 54:5
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    5For your Maker is your husband—the Lord of Hosts is His name. Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of all the earth.

  • 1 Cor 6:16
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    16Or do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one body with her? For it is said, "The two will become one flesh."