Ephesians 5:22–6:9

²²Let women be subject to their husbands, as to the Lord:

²³Because the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church. He is the saviour of his body.

²⁴Therefore as the church is subject to Christ: so also let the wives be to their husbands in all things.

²⁵Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church and delivered himself up for it:

²⁶That he might sanctify it, cleansing it by the laver of water in the word of life:

²⁷That 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.

²⁸So also ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

²⁹For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as also Christ doth the church:

³⁰Because we are members of his body, of his flesh and of his bones.

³¹For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother: and shall cleave to his wife. And they shall be two in one flesh.

³²This is a great sacrament: but I speak in Christ and in the church.

³³Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular Ephesians 5:33 (D-R): love his wife as himself: And let the wife fear her husband.

Chapter 6

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is just.

²Honour thy father and thy mother, which is the first commandment with a promise:

³That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest be long lived upon earth.

⁴And you, fathers, provoke not your children to anger: but bring them up in the discipline and correction of the Lord.

⁵Servants, be obedient to them that are your lords according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to Christ.

⁶Not serving to the eye, as it were pleasing men: but, as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.

⁷With a good will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men.

⁸Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man shall do, the same shall he receive from the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

⁹And you, masters, do the same things to them, forbearing threatenings: knowing that the Lord both of them and you is in heaven. And there is no respect of persons with him.