Verse 18

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

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  • Eph 5:22-6:9 : 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is also the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body. 24 Therefore just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 28 So men ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church: 30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. 32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband. 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise; 3 That it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth. 4 And, you fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. 5 Servants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of your heart, as to Christ; 6 Not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; 7 With goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men; 8 Knowing that whatever good thing anyone does, the same shall they receive from the Lord, whether they are bond or free. 9 And, you masters, do the same things to them, refraining from threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.
  • 1 Pet 3:1-6 : 1 In the same way, you wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that if any do not obey the word, they may also be won without a word by the conduct of their wives; 2 While they observe your pure conduct with reverence. 3 Let your beauty not be the outward adornment of braiding hair, wearing gold, or putting on apparel; 4 But let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. 5 For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands: 6 Just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any fear.
  • 1 Cor 11:3 : 3 But I want you to 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.
  • 1 Tim 2:12 : 12 But I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man, but to be silent.
  • Titus 2:4-5 : 4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.
  • Gen 3:16 : 16 To the woman He said, I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth; in pain you shall bring forth children; your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.
  • Esth 1:20 : 20 And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire (for it is great), all the wives shall give to their husbands honor, both to great and small.
  • 1 Cor 14:34 : 34 Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says.
  • Eph 5:3 : 3 But sexual immorality, and all impurity, or greed, let it not even be mentioned among you, as is proper for saints;
  • Acts 5:29 : 29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.