Ephesians 5:22 “Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.”

Ephesians 5:22

Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

World English Bible

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

American Standard Version

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Geneva Bible 1599

Wiues, submit your selues vnto your husbands, as vnto the Lord.

Darby Translation

Wives, [submit yourselves] to your own husbands, as to the Lord,

Young's Literal Translation

The wives! to your own husbands subject yourselves, as to the Lord,

Bible in Basic English

Wives, be under the authority of your husbands, as of the Lord.

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Cross references

“submit”

1 Peter 3:1–6 Titus 2:5 Genesis 3:16 Esther 1:20 Esther 1:16–18 1 Corinthians 14:34

1 Peter 3:1–6 · BSB

Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives

Titus 2:5 · BSB

to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.

Genesis 3:16 · BSB

To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

Esther 1:20 · BSB

The edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom—and so all women, from the least to the greatest, will honor their husbands.”

Esther 1:16–18 · BSB

And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes.

1 Corinthians 14:34 · BSB

Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.

“as”

Ephesians 6:5 Colossians 3:22 Colossians 3:23

Ephesians 6:5 · BSB

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

Colossians 3:22 · BSB

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.

Colossians 3:23 · BSB

Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men,

Also

Ephesians 5:22–6:9

Ephesians 5:22–6:9 · BSB

Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

21Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

23For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

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