Ephesians 5:24

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eph 5:33 : 33 Nevertheless, each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
  • Titus 2:9 : 9 Slaves are to be subject to their own masters in everything, to do what is wanted and not talk back,
  • Exod 23:13 : 13 “Pay attention to do everything I have told you, and do not even mention the names of other gods– do not let them be heard on your lips.
  • Col 3:20 : 20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing in the Lord.
  • Col 3:22 : 22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every respect, not only when they are watching– like those who are strictly people-pleasers– but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.
  • Titus 2:7 : 7 showing yourself to be an example of good works in every way. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,

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  • Eph 5:21-23
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    21and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

    22Exhortations to Households Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord,

    23because the husband is the head of the wife as also Christ is the head of the church(he himself being the savior of the body).

  • Eph 5:25-29
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    84%

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

    26to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word,

    27so that he may present the church to himself as glorious– not having a 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 has ever hated his own body, but he feeds it and takes care of it, just as Christ also does the church,

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

    19Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.

  • 1 Pet 3:1-2
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    1Wives and Husbands In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands. Then, even if some are disobedient to the word, they will be won over without a word by the way you live,

    2when they see your pure and reverent conduct.

  • 1 Pet 3:5-7
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    5For in the same way the holy women who hoped in God long ago adorned themselves by being subject to their husbands,

    6like Sarah who obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You become her children when you do what is good and have no fear in doing so.

    7Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as the weaker partners and show them honor as fellow heirs of the grace of life. In this way nothing will hinder your prayers.

  • Eph 5:31-33
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    31For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.

    32This mystery is great– but I am actually speaking with reference to Christ and the church.

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

  • Titus 2:4-5
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    4In this way they will train the younger women to love their husbands, to love their children,

    5to be self-controlled, pure, fulfilling their duties at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the message of God may not be discredited.

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

  • 1 Cor 14:34-35
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    34the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak. Rather, let them be in submission, as in fact the law says.

    35If they want to find out about something, they should ask their husbands at home, because it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in church.

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

    3A husband should fulfill his marital responsibility to his wife, and likewise a wife to her husband.

    4It is not the wife who has the rights to her own body, but the husband. In the same way, it is not the husband who has the rights to his own body, but the wife.

  • 1 Tim 2:11-12
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    11A woman must learn quietly with all submissiveness.

    12But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man. She must remain quiet.

  • Eph 1:22
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    22And God put all things under Christ’s feet, and gave him to the church as head over all things.

  • Eph 6:5
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    5Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ,

  • 1 Tim 3:11-12
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    11Likewise also their wives must be dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in every respect.

    12Deacons must be husbands of one wife and good managers of their children and their own households.

  • 1 Cor 11:10-12
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    10For this reason a woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.

    11In any case, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

    12For just as woman came from man, so man comes through woman. But all things come from God.

  • 1 Cor 15:28
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    28And when all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will be subjected to the one who subjected everything to him, so that God may be all in all.

  • Gen 2:24
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    24That is why a man leaves his father and mother and unites with his wife, and they become a new family.

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

  • 1 Cor 7:10-11
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    10To the married I give this command– not I, but the Lord– a wife should not divorce a husband

    11(but if she does, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife.

  • 1 Tim 3:4-5
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    4He must manage his own household well and keep his children in control without losing his dignity.

    5But if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for the church of God?

  • 1 Tim 5:14
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    14So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.

  • 1 Pet 2:13
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    13Submission to Authorities Be subject to every human institution for the Lord’s sake, whether to a king as supreme

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

  • 1 Cor 7:24
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    24In whatever situation someone was called, brothers and sisters, let him remain in it with God.

  • Col 3:22
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    22Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every respect, not only when they are watching– like those who are strictly people-pleasers– but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 7:33-34
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    33But a married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife,

    34and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, to be holy both in body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband.

  • Rom 7:2
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    2For a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of the marriage.