Wives and Husbands

A hidden truth (mystery) that is now revealed is that the marriage relationship is an image of Christ's relationship to His church. The husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church and the wife is the body of the husband (They are one flesh.) as the church is the body of Christ. Thus Paul instructs wives to submit to and respect their husbands as the church is subject to Christ and husbands to love their wives as Christ loves His church.

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αἱ γυναῖκες τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν

a Wives, b be subject to your own husbands,

Die Frauen seien ihren eigenen Männern untertan,

ὡς τῷ κυρίῳ,

c as to the Lord.

als dem Herrn;

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ὅτι ἀνήρ ἐστιν κεφαλὴ τῆς γυναικὸς

For a the husband is the head of the wife,

denn der Mann ist des Weibes Haupt,

ὡς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς κεφαλὴ τῆς ἐκκλησίας, αὐτὸς σωτὴρ τοῦ σώματος•

as Christ also is the b head of the church, He Himself c being the Savior of the body.

wie auch Christus das Haupt der Gemeinde ist; er ist des Leibes Retter.

ἀλλʼ ὡς ἡ ἐκκλησία ὑποτάσσεται τῷ Χριστῷ,

But as the church is subject to Christ,

Wie nun die Gemeinde Christus untertan ist,

οὕτως καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες τοῖς ἀνδράσιν ἐν παντί.

so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.

so seien es auch die Frauen ihren eigenen Männern in allem.

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Οἱ ἄνδρες, ἀγαπᾶτε τὰς γυναῖκας,

a Husbands, love your wives,

Ihr Männer, liebet eure Frauen,

καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἠγάπησεν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν

just as Christ also loved the church

gleichwie auch Christus die Gemeinde geliebt

καὶ ἑαυτὸν παρέδωκεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῆς,

and b gave Himself up for her,

und sich selbst für sie hingegeben hat,

ἵνα αὐτὴν ἁγιάσῃ καθαρίσας

a so that He might sanctify her, having b cleansed her

auf daß er sie heilige, nachdem er sie gereinigt

τῷ λουτρῷ τοῦ ὕδατος ἐν ῥήματι,

by the c washing of water with d the word,

durch das Wasserbad im Wort;

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ἵνα παραστήσῃ αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ ἔνδοξον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν,

that He might a present to Himself the church 1 in all her glory,

damit er sich selbst die Gemeinde herrlich darstelle,

μὴ ἔχουσαν σπίλον ἢ ῥυτίδα ἤ τι τῶν τοιούτων,

having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing;

so daß sie weder Flecken noch Runzel noch etwas ähnliches habe,

ἀλλʼ ἵνα ᾖ ἁγία καὶ ἄμωμος.

but that she would be b holy and blameless.

sondern heilig sei und tadellos.

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οὕτως ὀφείλουσιν [καὶ] οἱ ἄνδρες ἀγαπᾶν τὰς ἑαυτῶν γυναῖκας

So husbands ought also to a love their own wives

Ebenso sind die Männer schuldig, ihre eigenen Frauen zu lieben

ὡς τὰ ἑαυτῶν σώματα.

as their own bodies.

wie ihre eigenen Leiber;

ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα ἑαυτὸν ἀγαπᾷ.

He who loves his own wife loves himself;

wer seine Frau liebt, der liebt sich selbst.

Οὐδεὶς γάρ ποτε τὴν ἑαυτοῦ σάρκα ἐμίσησεν

for no one ever hated his own flesh,

Denn niemand hat je sein eigenes Fleisch gehaßt,

ἀλλʼ ἐκτρέφει καὶ θάλπει αὐτήν,

but nourishes and cherishes it,

sondern er nährt und pflegt es,

καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν,

just as Christ also does the church,

gleichwie der Herr die Gemeinde.

ὅτι μέλη ἐσμὲν τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ.

because we are a members of His b body.

Denn wir sind Glieder seines Leibes, von seinem Fleisch und von seinem Gebein.

ἀντὶ τούτου καταλείψει ἄνθρωπος [τὸν] πατέρα καὶ [τὴν] μητέρα

a For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother

«Um deswillen wird ein Mensch Vater und Mutter verlassen

καὶ προσκολληθήσεται πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ,

and shall be joined to his wife ,

und seinem Weibe anhangen,

καὶ ἔσονται οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν.

and the two shall become one flesh .

und werden die zwei ein Fleisch sein.»

τὸ μυστήριον τοῦτο μέγα ἐστίν•

This mystery is great;

Dieses Geheimnis ist groß,

ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω εἰς Χριστὸν καὶ εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν.

but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.

ich aber deute es auf Christus und auf die Gemeinde.

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πλὴν καὶ ὑμεῖς οἱ καθʼ ἕνα, ἕκαστος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα οὕτως ἀγαπάτω

Nevertheless , each individual among you also is to a love his own wife

Doch auch ihr, einer wie der andere, liebe seine Frau

ὡς ἑαυτόν,

even as himself,

wie sich selbst;

ἡ δὲ γυνὴ ἵνα φοβῆται τὸν ἄνδρα.

and the wife must see to it that she 1 b respects her husband.

die Frau aber fürchte den Mann!

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The reason that wives should be subject to their husbands is because the husband is the head of the wife.

Explanatory instead of causal. "After all" may be a better translation than "Because". Christ doesn't love us because we are members of His body. We are nourished and cherished since after all we are members of His body. (From An Exegetical Commentary on the Greek Text of the New Testament , Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons)

As the church relates to Christ as her head in submission, so should wives relate to their husbands, since a husband is the head of his wife.

As Christ loved the church, giving Himself up for her, so should husbands love their wives.

Paul uses this quote from Genesis to prove to the husbands that their wives are "as their own bodies" and thus they should "nourish and cherish" them.

Because a husband and a wife are "one flesh", a husband should love his wife as he does his own body just as Christ "nourishes and cases" for His body, the church.

In Summary, husbands are to love their wives and wives are to respect their husbands.

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Ephesians 5:22-33

Wives to Husbands

Wives, be subject to your own husbands,

as to the Lord.

For the husband is the head of the wife,

as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body.

But as the church is subject to Christ,

so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.

Husbands to Wives

Husbands, love your wives,

just as Christ also loved the church

and gave Himself up for her,

so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her

by the washing of water with the word,

that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory,

having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing;

but that she would be holy and blameless.

So husbands ought also to love their own wives

as their own bodies.

He who loves his own wife loves himself;

for no one ever hated his own flesh,

but nourishes and cherishes it,

just as Christ also does the church,

because we are members of His body.

For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother

and shall be joined to his wife,

and the two shall become one flesh.

This mystery is great;

but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.

Summary

Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to love his own wife

even as himself,

and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband.

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Ephesians 5:22-33

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αἱ γυναῖκες τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν

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

Die Frauen seien ihren eigenen Männern untertan, als dem Herrn;

ὡς τῷ κυρίῳ,

ὅτι ἀνήρ ἐστιν κεφαλὴ τῆς γυναικὸς

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body.

denn der Mann ist des Weibes Haupt, wie auch Christus das Haupt der Gemeinde ist; er ist des Leibes Retter.

ὡς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς κεφαλὴ τῆς ἐκκλησίας,

αὐτὸς σωτὴρ τοῦ σώματος•

ἀλλʼ ὡς ἡ ἐκκλησία ὑποτάσσεται τῷ Χριστῷ,

But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.

Wie nun die Gemeinde Christus untertan ist, so seien es auch die Frauen ihren eigenen Männern in allem.

οὕτως καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες τοῖς ἀνδράσιν ἐν παντί.

Οἱ ἄνδρες, ἀγαπᾶτε τὰς γυναῖκας,

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her,

Ihr Männer, liebet eure Frauen, gleichwie auch Christus die Gemeinde geliebt und sich selbst für sie hingegeben hat,

καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἠγάπησεν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν

καὶ ἑαυτὸν παρέδωκεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῆς,

ἵνα αὐτὴν ἁγιάσῃ καθαρίσας τῷ λουτρῷ τοῦ ὕδατος ἐν ῥήματι,

so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,

auf daß er sie heilige, nachdem er sie gereinigt durch das Wasserbad im Wort;

ἵνα παραστήσῃ αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ ἔνδοξον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν,

that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.

damit er sich selbst die Gemeinde herrlich darstelle, so daß sie weder Flecken noch Runzel noch etwas ähnliches habe, sondern heilig sei und tadellos.

μὴ ἔχουσαν σπίλον ἢ ῥυτίδα ἤ τι τῶν τοιούτων,

ἀλλʼ ἵνα ᾖ ἁγία καὶ ἄμωμος.

οὕτως ὀφείλουσιν [καὶ] οἱ ἄνδρες ἀγαπᾶν τὰς ἑαυτῶν γυναῖκας

So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself;

Ebenso sind die Männer schuldig, ihre eigenen Frauen zu lieben wie ihre eigenen Leiber; wer seine Frau liebt, der liebt sich selbst.

ὡς τὰ ἑαυτῶν σώματα.

ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα ἑαυτὸν ἀγαπᾷ.

Οὐδεὶς γάρ ποτε τὴν ἑαυτοῦ σάρκα ἐμίσησεν

for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church,

Denn niemand hat je sein eigenes Fleisch gehaßt, sondern er nährt und pflegt es, gleichwie der Herr die Gemeinde.

ἀλλʼ ἐκτρέφει καὶ θάλπει αὐτήν,

καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν,

ὅτι μέλη ἐσμὲν τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ.

because we are members of His body.

Denn wir sind Glieder seines Leibes, von seinem Fleisch und von seinem Gebein.

ἀντὶ τούτου καταλείψει ἄνθρωπος [τὸν] πατέρα καὶ [τὴν] μητέρα

For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.

«Um deswillen wird ein Mensch Vater und Mutter verlassen und seinem Weibe anhangen, und werden die zwei ein Fleisch sein.»

καὶ προσκολληθήσεται πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ,

καὶ ἔσονται οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν.

τὸ μυστήριον τοῦτο μέγα ἐστίν•

This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.

Dieses Geheimnis ist groß, ich aber deute es auf Christus und auf die Gemeinde.

ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω εἰς Χριστὸν καὶ εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν.

πλὴν καὶ ὑμεῖς οἱ καθʼ ἕνα, ἕκαστος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα οὕτως ἀγαπάτω

Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband.

Doch auch ihr, einer wie der andere, liebe seine Frau wie sich selbst; die Frau aber fürchte den Mann!

ὡς ἑαυτόν,

ἡ δὲ γυνὴ

ἵνα φοβῆται τὸν ἄνδρα.

αἱ γυναῖκες τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν ὡς τῷ κυρίῳ,

ὅτι ἀνήρ ἐστιν κεφαλὴ τῆς γυναικὸς ὡς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς κεφαλὴ τῆς ἐκκλησίας, αὐτὸς σωτὴρ τοῦ σώματος•

ἀλλʼ ὡς ἡ ἐκκλησία ὑποτάσσεται τῷ Χριστῷ, οὕτως καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες τοῖς ἀνδράσιν ἐν παντί.

Οἱ ἄνδρες, ἀγαπᾶτε τὰς γυναῖκας, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἠγάπησεν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν καὶ ἑαυτὸν παρέδωκεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῆς,

ἵνα αὐτὴν ἁγιάσῃ καθαρίσας τῷ λουτρῷ τοῦ ὕδατος ἐν ῥήματι,

ἵνα παραστήσῃ αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ ἔνδοξον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, μὴ ἔχουσαν σπίλον ἢ ῥυτίδα ἤ τι τῶν τοιούτων, ἀλλʼ ἵνα ᾖ ἁγία καὶ ἄμωμος.

οὕτως ὀφείλουσιν [καὶ] οἱ ἄνδρες ἀγαπᾶν τὰς ἑαυτῶν γυναῖκας ὡς τὰ ἑαυτῶν σώματα. ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα ἑαυτὸν ἀγαπᾷ.

Οὐδεὶς γάρ ποτε τὴν ἑαυτοῦ σάρκα ἐμίσησεν ἀλλʼ ἐκτρέφει καὶ θάλπει αὐτήν, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν,

ὅτι μέλη ἐσμὲν τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ.

ἀντὶ τούτου καταλείψει ἄνθρωπος [τὸν] πατέρα καὶ [τὴν] μητέρα καὶ προσκολληθήσεται πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔσονται οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν.

τὸ μυστήριον τοῦτο μέγα ἐστίν• ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω εἰς Χριστὸν καὶ εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν.

πλὴν καὶ ὑμεῖς οἱ καθʼ ἕνα, ἕκαστος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα οὕτως ἀγαπάτω ὡς ἑαυτόν, ἡ δὲ γυνὴ ἵνα φοβῆται τὸν ἄνδρα.

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