²²—wives to their own 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). ²⁴But as the church is subject to Christ, thus also wives should be subject^* to their husbands in everything.

Husbands and Wives

²⁵Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for her; ²⁶in order that he might sanctify her by cleansing her^* with the washing of water by the word; ²⁷in order that he might present to himself the church glorious, not having a spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she may be holy and blameless. ²⁸Thus also husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. The one who loves his own wife loves himself. ²⁹For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as also Christ does the church, ³⁰because we are members of his body. ³¹“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”^f ³²(This mystery is great, but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.) ³³Only you also, each one of you, must thus love his own wife as himself, and the wife must respect^g her husband.

Children and Parents

6Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ²“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first^a commandment with a promise), ³“in order that it may be well with you, and you may live a long time^b on the earth.”^c ⁴And fathers, do not make your children angry, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Slaves and Masters

⁵Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ, ⁶not while being watched^d, as people pleasers, but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart, ⁷serving with goodwill as to the Lord and not to people, ⁸because you^* know that each one of you, whatever good he should do,^e this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free. ⁹And masters, do the same things to them, giving up threats, knowing that both their Lord and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality 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

*The words “should be subject” are not in the Greek text, but are an understood repetition from the previous clause
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
fA quotation from Gen 2:24
gLiterally “that she fear”
aOr “is a very important”
bLiterally “be long-lived”
cA quotation from Exod 20:12 and/or Deut 5:16
dLiterally “with eye service”
*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“know”) which is understood as causal
eSome manuscripts have “if he should do anything good”