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.


In Context

20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.

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

24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

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

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 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:23Because the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church. He is the saviour of his 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.