23Because the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church. He is the saviour of his body.


In Context

20 Giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God and the Father:

21 Being subject one to another, in the fear of Christ.

22 Let women be subject to their husbands, as to the Lord:

23 Because the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church. He is the saviour of his body.

24 Therefore as the church is subject to Christ, so also let the wives be to their husbands in all things.

25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it:

Ephesians 5:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:23For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:23For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:23For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:23for a husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ is head of the assembly. He is Saviour of the body.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:23For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:23For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the Savior of the body.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:23For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:23because the husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ is head of the assembly, and he is saviour of the body,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:23For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body.