Ephesians 5:23
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 5:21-222 verses85%
21 Submittyng your selues one to another in the feare of God.
22 Wyues, submit your selues vnto your owne husbandes, as vnto the Lorde:
- Eph 5:24-3310 verses85%
24 But as the Church is subiect to Christ, lykewyse the wyues to their owne husbandes in all thynges.
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,
27 To 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.
28 So ought men to loue their wyues, as their owne bodies. He that loueth his wyfe, loueth hym selfe.
29 For no man euer yet hated his owne flesshe: but norissheth & cherissheth it, euen as the Lorde the Churche.
30 For we are members of his body, of his flesshe, and of his bones.
31 For this cause shall a man leaue father and mother, and shalbe ioyned vnto his wyfe, and two shalbe made one flesshe.
32 This is a great secrete: but I speake of Christe and of the Churche.
33 Therfore 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 11:3-53 verses81%
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.
- Col 3:18-192 verses76%
18 Wiues, submit your selues vnto your owne husbandes, as it is comely in the Lorde.
19 Husbandes, loue your wyues, and be not bitter agaynst them:
- 1 Cor 7:2-43 verses76%
2 Neuerthelesse, to auoyde fornication, let euery man haue his owne wyfe, and let euery woman haue her owne husband.
3 Let the husbande geue vnto the wyfe due beneuolence: Lykewyse also the wyfe vnto the husbande.
4 The 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 1:22-232 verses75%
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.
- 1 Pet 3:5-73 verses73%
5 For after this maner in the olde tyme dyd the holy women, whiche trusted in God, tyre them selues, and were obedient vnto theyr husbandes.
6 Euen 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.
7 Lykewyse 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.
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16 For 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 11:7-126 verses72%
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.
11 Neuerthelesse, neither is the man without the woman, neither ye woman without the man, in the Lorde.
12 For as the woman is of the man, euen so is the man by the woman, but all of God.
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1 Likewise 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,
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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.
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5 For yf a man knowe not to rule his owne house, howe shall he care for the Churche of God?
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5 (To be) discrete, chaste, house kepers, good, obedient vnto their owne husbandes, that the worde of God be not blasphemed.
- Gen 2:23-242 verses69%
23 And 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.
24 For this cause shall man leaue his father and his mother, and shalbe ioyned with his wyfe: and they shall become one fleshe.
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5 And 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.
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15 But folowyng trueth in loue, let vs growe vp into him in all thynges whiche is the head, Christ:
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33 But he that hath maryed awyfe, careth for the thinges that are of the worlde, how he may please his wyfe.
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14 For 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.
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34 Let 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.
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7 And sayde for this cause shall a man leaue his father and mother, and byde by his wyfe:
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39 The 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.
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23 Her husbande is much set by in the gates, when he sitteth among the rulers of the lande.
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10 Unto the maryed commaunde, not I, but the Lord, Let not the wyfe depart from the husbande:
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2 For 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.
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5 For 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.
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16 Know ye not, that he whiche coupleth him selfe with an harlot, is one body? For two (sayth he) shalbe one fleshe.