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Ephesians 5:22–6:9

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22eWives, fsubmit yourselves unto your own husbands, gas unto the Lord. 23For hthe husband is the head of the wife, even as hiChrist is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of kthe body. 24Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands lin every thing. 25mHusbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and ngave himself for it; 26That he might psanctify and pcleanse it owith the washing of water pby the word, 27qThat he might present it to himself a glorious church, rnot having sspot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be tholy and without blemish. 28So ought men to mlove their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 29For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but ttnourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 30For uwe are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31vFor this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they wtwo shall be one flesh. 32This is a great mystery: but xI speak xxconcerning Christ and the church. 33Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so mylove his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she zreverence her husband.

6aChildren, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2bHonour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 3bThat it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. 4And, cye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: dbut ebring them up in the nurture and fadmonition of the Lord.

5gServants, be obedient to them that are your masters ggaccording to the flesh, hwith fear and trembling, giin singleness of your heart, iias unto Christ; 6gNot with eyeservice, as jmenpleasers; but as kthe servants of Christ, doing lthe will of God from the heart; 7mWith good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: 8Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, nthe same shall he receive of the Lord, owhether he be bond or free. 9And, pye masters, do the same things unto them, ||qforbearing threatening: knowing that ||kryour Master also is in heaven; sneither is there respect of persons with him.

Read in Logos
Ephesians 6:2–3: “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.”

Footnotes

  1. eTo ch. 6:9, Col. 3:18–4:1.
  2. fSee Gen. 3:16.
  3. gComp. ch. 6:5. Col. 3:18.
  4. hSee 1 Cor. 11:3.
  5. hSee 1 Cor. 11:3.
  6. iSee ch. 1:22.
  7. kSee ch. 1:23. So 1 Cor. 6:13.
  8. l1 Thess. 5:18. So Col. 3:20, 22. Tit. 2:9.
  9. mCol. 3:19. So ver. 28, 33. Comp. 1 Pet. 3:7.
  10. nSee ver. 2.
  11. pch. 6:17. Heb. 6:5. So John 15:3. & 17:17.
  12. pch. 6:17. Heb. 6:5. So John 15:3. & 17:17.
  13. oTit. 3:5. See John 3:5. Comp. 1 Pet. 3:21. 1 John 5:6.
  14. pch. 6:17. Heb. 6:5. So John 15:3. & 17:17.
  15. qSee 2 Cor. 11:2. So Col. 1:22.
  16. rCited generally from Cant. 4:7.
  17. tSee ch. 1:4.
  18. mCol. 3:19. So ver. 28, 33. Comp. 1 Pet. 3:7.
  19. ttch. 6:4 (Gk.).
  20. u1 Cor. 6:15. & 12:27. So Gen. 2:23. Rom. 12:5. Comp. John 15:5.
  21. vCited from Gen. 2:24. Cited also Matt. 19:5. Mark 10:7, 8.
  22. wCited also 1 Cor. 6:16.
  23. xSee Matt. 25:1.
  24. xxLuke 7:30 marg. See Acts 2:25.
  25. mCol. 3:19. So ver. 28, 33. Comp. 1 Pet. 3:7.
  26. z1 Pet. 3:6 (Gk.). So Ecclus. 26:24. 1 Pet. 3:15 marg. See Esther 1:20.
  27. aCol. 3:20. See Prov. 1:8.
  28. bCited from Ex. 20:12, or Deut. 5:16. See Deut. 27:16. So Ezek. 22:7. Mal. 1:6. 1 Tim. 5:4. Cited also Matt. 15:4. Mark 7:10.
  29. bCited from Ex. 20:12, or Deut. 5:16. See Deut. 27:16. So Ezek. 22:7. Mal. 1:6. 1 Tim. 5:4. Cited also Matt. 15:4. Mark 7:10.
  30. dGen. 18:19. See Ps. 78:4. So Prov. 4:4. & 19:18. & 22:6. & 29:17. Ecclus. 7:23.
  31. ech. 5:29 (Gk.).
  32. f2 Tim. 3:15. See Ex. 12:26.
  33. gCol. 3:22. So 1 Tim. 6:1. Tit. 2:9. 1 Pet. 2:18.
  34. ggComp. Philem. 16.
  35. gCol. 3:22. So 1 Tim. 6:1. Tit. 2:9. 1 Pet. 2:18.
  36. i1 Chr. 29:17 (Gk.). So 2 Cor. 1:12. & 11:3. See 1 Macc. 2:37 marg.
  37. iiComp. Rom. 14:6, 8. ch. 5:22.
  38. gCol. 3:22. So 1 Tim. 6:1. Tit. 2:9. 1 Pet. 2:18.
  39. jSo Gal. 1:10.
  40. kSee 1 Cor. 7:22. Comp. ver. 9.
  41. lSee ch. 5:17.
  42. nCol. 3:24. See Ps. 62:12.
  43. oCol. 3:11. See 1 Cor. 12:13.
  44. ||Or, moderating.
  45. qLev. 25:43. So Ecclus. 4:30.
  46. ||Some read, both your and their Master.
  47. kSee 1 Cor. 7:22. Comp. ver. 9.
  48. rJohn 13:13. Comp. Job 31:15.
  49. sCol. 3:25. See Deut. 10:17. & 1 Esdr. 4:39.

Cross references

  1. s2 Pet. 2:13.
  2. yCol. 3:19.
  3. cCol. 3:21.
  4. h1 Cor. 2:3. 2 Cor. 7:15. Phil. 2:12.
  5. mCol. 3:23, 24.
  6. pCol. 4:1.