Ephesians 5:23

Bishops' Bible (1568)

For the husbande is the head of the wyfe, euen as Christe is the head of the Church: & he is the sauiour of the bodie.

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  • 1 Cor 11:3-9 : 3 But I wyl that ye knowe, that Christ is the head of euery man. And the man is the womans head: And God is Christes head. 4 Euery man praying or prophesiyng, hauyng any thing on his head, shameth his head. 5 But euery woman that prayeth or prophesieth bare headed, dishonesteth her head: For that is euen all one as yf she were shauen. 6 Yf the woman be not couered, let her also be shorne. Yf it be a shame for a woman to be shorne or shauen, let her couer her head. 7 A man ought not to couer his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glorie of God: But the woman is the glorie of the man: 8 For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man: 9 Neither was the man created for the womans sake: but the woman for the mans sake. 10 For this cause ought the woman to haue power on her head, for the Angels sakes.
  • Col 1:18 : 18 And he is the head of the body of the Churche: he is the begynnyng, the first borne of the dead, that in all thynges he myght haue the preeminence.
  • Eph 1:22-23 : 22 And hath put all thynges vnder his feete, and gaue him to be the head ouer all thynges to the Churche, 23 Which is his body, the fulnesse of him that fylleth all in all.
  • Eph 4:15 : 15 But folowyng trueth in loue, let vs growe vp into him in all thynges whiche is the head, Christ:
  • Eph 5:25-26 : 25 Ye husbandes loue your wyues, euen as Christe also loued the Churche, and gaue hym selfe for it, 26 To sanctifie it, clensyng it in the fountayne of water in the worde,
  • Rev 5:9 : 9 And they song a newe song, saying: Thou art worthy to take the booke and to open the seales therof: for thou wast kylled, and hast redeemed vs to God by thy blood, out of al kinrede, and tongue, and people, and nation:

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  • Eph 5:21-22
    2 verses
    85%

    21Submittyng your selues one to another in the feare of God.

    22Wyues, submit your selues vnto your owne husbandes, as vnto the Lorde:

  • Eph 5:24-33
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    85%

    24But as the Church is subiect to Christ, lykewyse the wyues to their owne husbandes in all thynges.

    25Ye husbandes loue your wyues, euen as Christe also loued the Churche, and gaue hym selfe for it,

    26To sanctifie it, clensyng it in the fountayne of water in the worde,

    27To make it vnto hym selfe a glorious Churche, not hauyng spot or wrinckle, or any such thyng: but that it should be holy, and without blame.

    28So ought men to loue their wyues, as their owne bodies. He that loueth his wyfe, loueth hym selfe.

    29For no man euer yet hated his owne flesshe: but norissheth & cherissheth it, euen as the Lorde the Churche.

    30For we are members of his body, of his flesshe, and of his bones.

    31For this cause shall a man leaue father and mother, and shalbe ioyned vnto his wyfe, and two shalbe made one flesshe.

    32This is a great secrete: but I speake of Christe and of the Churche.

    33Therfore euery one of you do ye so Let euery one of you loue his wyfe euen as hym selfe, and let the wyfe reuerence her husbande.

  • 1 Cor 11:3-5
    3 verses
    81%

    3But I wyl that ye knowe, that Christ is the head of euery man. And the man is the womans head: And God is Christes head.

    4Euery man praying or prophesiyng, hauyng any thing on his head, shameth his head.

    5But euery woman that prayeth or prophesieth bare headed, dishonesteth her head: For that is euen all one as yf she were shauen.

  • Col 3:18-19
    2 verses
    76%

    18Wiues, submit your selues vnto your owne husbandes, as it is comely in the Lorde.

    19Husbandes, loue your wyues, and be not bitter agaynst them:

  • 1 Cor 7:2-4
    3 verses
    76%

    2Neuerthelesse, to auoyde fornication, let euery man haue his owne wyfe, and let euery woman haue her owne husband.

    3Let the husbande geue vnto the wyfe due beneuolence: Lykewyse also the wyfe vnto the husbande.

    4The wyfe hath not the power of her owne body, but the husbande: And likewyse also the husbande hath not the power of his owne body, but the wife.

  • Eph 1:22-23
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    75%

    22And hath put all thynges vnder his feete, and gaue him to be the head ouer all thynges to the Churche,

    23Which is his body, the fulnesse of him that fylleth all in all.

  • 1 Pet 3:5-7
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    73%

    5For after this maner in the olde tyme dyd the holy women, whiche trusted in God, tyre them selues, and were obedient vnto theyr husbandes.

    6Euen as Sara obeyed Abraham, and called hym Lorde, whose daughters ye are as long as ye do well, and are not afrayde for any terrour.

    7Lykewyse ye husbandes dwell with them accordyng to knowledge, geuyng honour vnto the wyfe, as vnto the weaker vessell, and as vnto them that are heires also of the grace of lyfe, that your prayers be not hyndered.

  • 1 Cor 7:16
    72%

    16For howe knowest thou O woman, whether thou shalt saue thy husbande? or how knowest thou O man, whether thou shalt saue thy wyfe?

  • 1 Cor 11:7-12
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    7A man ought not to couer his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glorie of God: But the woman is the glorie of the man:

    8For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man:

    9Neither was the man created for the womans sake: but the woman for the mans sake.

    10For this cause ought the woman to haue power on her head, for the Angels sakes.

    11Neuerthelesse, neither is the man without the woman, neither ye woman without the man, in the Lorde.

    12For as the woman is of the man, euen so is the man by the woman, but all of God.

  • 1 Pet 3:1
    71%

    1Likewise ye wyues, be in subiectio to your husbandes, that euen they whiche obey not the word, may without the word, be wonne by the couersation of ye wiues,

  • Col 1:18
    70%

    18And he is the head of the body of the Churche: he is the begynnyng, the first borne of the dead, that in all thynges he myght haue the preeminence.

  • 1 Tim 3:5
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    5For yf a man knowe not to rule his owne house, howe shall he care for the Churche of God?

  • Titus 2:5
    69%

    5(To be) discrete, chaste, house kepers, good, obedient vnto their owne husbandes, that the worde of God be not blasphemed.

  • Gen 2:23-24
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    69%

    23And man saide: this is nowe bone of my bones, and fleshe of my fleshe, she shalbe called woman, because she was taken out of man.

    24For this cause shall man leaue his father and his mother, and shalbe ioyned with his wyfe: and they shall become one fleshe.

  • Matt 19:5
    68%

    5And sayde: For this cause, shall a man leaue father and mother, and shall be knit to his wyfe: and they twayne shall be one fleshe.

  • Eph 4:15
    68%

    15But folowyng trueth in loue, let vs growe vp into him in all thynges whiche is the head, Christ:

  • 1 Cor 7:33
    67%

    33But he that hath maryed awyfe, careth for the thinges that are of the worlde, how he may please his wyfe.

  • 1 Cor 7:14
    67%

    14For the vnbeleuing husbande is sanctified by the wyfe, and the vnbeleuyng wyfe is sanctified by the husbande: els were your children vncleane, but nowe are they holy.

  • 1 Cor 14:34
    67%

    34Let your women kepe scilence in the Churches: For it is not permitted vnto them to speake, but to be vnder obedience, as sayth the lawe.

  • Mark 10:7
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    7And sayde for this cause shall a man leaue his father and mother, and byde by his wyfe:

  • 1 Cor 7:39
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    39The wyfe is bounde to the lawe as long as her husbande lyueth: but if her husband be dead, she is at libertie to marry with whom she wil, onely in the Lorde.

  • Prov 31:23
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    23Her husbande is much set by in the gates, when he sitteth among the rulers of the lande.

  • 1 Cor 7:10
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    10Unto the maryed commaunde, not I, but the Lord, Let not the wyfe depart from the husbande:

  • Rom 7:2
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    2For the woman which is in subiectio to a man, is bounde by the lawe to the man, as long as he lyueth: But yf the man be dead, she is loosed from the lawe of the man.

  • Isa 54:5
    66%

    5For he that made thee shalbe thy Lorde and husbande (whose name is the Lord of hoastes) and thy redeemer shalbe euen the holy one of Israel, the Lorde of the whole worlde.

  • 1 Cor 6:16
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    16Know ye not, that he whiche coupleth him selfe with an harlot, is one body? For two (sayth he) shalbe one fleshe.