Wives and Husbands

Ephesians 5

²² Wives, _g submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. ²³ For _h the husband is head of the wife, as also _i Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. ²⁴ Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands _j in everything.

²⁵ _k Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and _l gave Himself for her, ²⁶ that He might ₁ sanctify and cleanse her _m with the washing of water _n by the word, ²⁷ _o that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, _p not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. ²⁸ So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. ²⁹ For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. ³⁰ For _q we are members of His body, ₂ of His flesh and of His bones. ³¹ _r "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the _s two shall become one flesh." ₃ ³² This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. ³³ Nevertheless _t let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she _u respects her husband.

1. Cross References
   Ephesians 5:22
   Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
   Ephesians 6:9
   And you, masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.
   Colossians 3:18
   Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
   Colossians 4:1
   Masters, give your bondservants what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
   1 Peter 3:1 - 6
   Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives.
   
2. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 11:3
   But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
   
3. Cross References
   Colossians 1:18
   And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.
   
4. Cross References
   Titus 2:4
   That they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children.
   Titus 2:5
   To be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.
   
5. Cross References
   Ephesians 5:28
   So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself.
   Ephesians 5:33
   Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
   Colossians 3:19
   Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.
   1 Peter 3:7
   Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.
   
6. Cross References
   Acts 20:28
   Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.
   
7. Cross References
   John 3:5
   Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
   
8. Cross References
   John 15:3
   You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
   John 17:17
   Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
   Romans 10:8
   But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we preach):
   Ephesians 6:17
   And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
   
9. Cross References
   2 Corinthians 4:14
   Knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will present us with you.
   2 Corinthians 11:2
   For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
   Colossians 1:22
   In the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight -
   
10. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 4:7
    You are all fair, my love, And there is no spot in you.
    
11. Cross References
    Genesis 2:23
    And Adam said: This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.
    
12. Cross References
    Genesis 2:24
    Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
    Matthew 19:5
    And said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh' ?
    Mark 10:7
    For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife.
    
13. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 6:16
    Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For "the two," He says, "shall become one flesh.
    
14. Cross References
    Colossians 3:19
    Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.
    
15. Cross References
    1 Peter 3:1
    Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives.
    1 Peter 3:6
    As Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror.