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Ephesians 5:20–22

20 wgiving thanks always and for everything to God the Father xin the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 ysubmitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Wives and Husbands

22 zWives, asubmit to your own husbands, bas to the Lord.

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Ephesians 5:20–22 — The New International Version (NIV)

20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.

Ephesians 5:20–22 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; 21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Ephesians 5:20–22 — New Living Translation (NLT)

20 And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

21 And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

22 For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord.

Ephesians 5:20–22 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another in the fear of God.

22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

Ephesians 5:20–22 — New Century Version (NCV)

20 Always give thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

21 Yield to obey each other as you would to Christ.

22 Wives, yield to your husbands, as you do to the Lord,

Ephesians 5:20–22 — American Standard Version (ASV)

20 giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father; 21 subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

22 Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Ephesians 5:20–22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

20 giving thanks at all times for all things to him who is God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

21 submitting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ. 22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord,

Ephesians 5:20–22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

20 Always thank God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.  

22 21 Place yourselves under each other’s authority out of respect for Christ. 

Wives, place yourselves under your husbands’ authority as you have placed yourselves under the Lord’s authority.

Ephesians 5:20–22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

20 giving thanks always for everything

to God the Father

in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

21 submitting to one another

in the fear of Christ.

22 Wives, submit to your own husbands as to the Lord,

Ephesians 5:20–22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

20 giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

21 Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ.

22 Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord.

Ephesians 5:20–22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

20 giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to the God and Father, 21 being subject to one another out of reverence for Christ 22 —wives to their own husbands as to the Lord,

Ephesians 5:20–22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

20 Always give thanks to God the Father for everything. Give thanks to him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

21 Follow the lead of one another because of your respect for Christ.

22 Wives, follow the lead of your husbands as you follow the Lord.

Ephesians 5:20–22 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

20 always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;

21 and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.

22 Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.


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