Ephesians 5:24-26
New International Reader's Version
24 The church follows the lead of Christ. In the same way, wives should follow the lead of their husbands in everything.
25 Husbands, love your wives. Love them just as Christ loved the church. He gave himself up for her. 26 He did it to make her holy. He made her clean by washing her with water and the word.
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Ephesians 5:24-26
New International Version
24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands(A) in everything.
25 Husbands, love your wives,(B) just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her(C) 26 to make her holy,(D) cleansing[a] her by the washing(E) with water through the word,
Footnotes
- Ephesians 5:26 Or having cleansed
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