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Ephesians 5:22-6:9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Ephesians 5:22-6:9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
22 Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord.(A) 23 For the husband is head of his wife just as Christ is head of the church, he himself the savior of the body.(B) 24 As the church is subordinate to Christ, so wives should be subordinate to their husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the church and handed himself over for her(C) 26 to sanctify her, cleansing her by the bath of water with the word,(D) 27 that he might present to himself the church in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.(E) 28 So [also] husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one hates his own flesh but rather nourishes and cherishes it, even as Christ does the church, 30 because we are members of his body.(F)
31 “For this reason a man shall leave [his] father and [his] mother
and be joined to his wife,
and the two shall become one flesh.”(G)
32 This is a great mystery, but I speak in reference to Christ and the church.(H) 33 In any case, each one of you should love his wife as himself, and the wife should respect her husband.
Chapter 6
Children and Parents. 1 Children, obey your parents [in the Lord], for this is right.(I) 2 “Honor your father and mother.”(J) This is the first commandment with a promise, 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on earth.” 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up with the training and instruction of the Lord.(K)
Slaves and Masters. 5 Slaves, be obedient to your human masters with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ,(L) 6 not only when being watched, as currying favor, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,(M) 7 willingly serving the Lord and not human beings, 8 knowing that each will be requited from the Lord for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free. 9 Masters, act in the same way toward them, and stop bullying, knowing that both they and you have a Master in heaven and that with him there is no partiality.(N)
Ephesians 5:22-6:9
New International Version
Ephesians 5:22-6:9
New International Version
22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands(A) as you do to the Lord.(B) 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church,(C) his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands(D) in everything.
25 Husbands, love your wives,(E) just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her(F) 26 to make her holy,(G) cleansing[a] her by the washing(H) with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself(I) as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.(J) 28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives(K) as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— 30 for we are members of his body.(L) 31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”[b](M) 32 This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33 However, each one of you also must love his wife(N) as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.(O) 2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”[c](P)
4 Fathers,[d] do not exasperate your children;(Q) instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.(R)
5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect(S) and fear, and with sincerity of heart,(T) just as you would obey Christ.(U) 6 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ,(V) doing the will of God from your heart. 7 Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people,(W) 8 because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do,(X) whether they are slave or free.
9 And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours(Y) is in heaven, and there is no favoritism(Z) with him.
Footnotes
- Ephesians 5:26 Or having cleansed
- Ephesians 5:31 Gen. 2:24
- Ephesians 6:3 Deut. 5:16
- Ephesians 6:4 Or Parents
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