Ephesians 5:22

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Ephesians 5:20–24 · Berean Standard Bible

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.

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Ephesians 5:24

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

Genesis 3:16

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 1:16

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.

Esther 1:17

For the conduct of the queen will become known to all women, causing them to despise their husbands and say, ‘King Xerxes ordered Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she did not come.’

Esther 1:18

This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in much contempt and wrath.

Esther 1:20

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.”

1 Corinthians 14:34

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

Colossians 3:18

Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Colossians 3:19

Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

Colossians 3:20

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

Colossians 3:21

Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.

Colossians 3:22

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

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

Colossians 3:24

because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

Colossians 3:25

Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.

1 Timothy 2:11

A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.

1 Timothy 2:12

I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.

Titus 2:5

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.

1 Peter 3:1

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

1 Peter 3:2

when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.

1 Peter 3:3

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,

1 Peter 3:4

but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

1 Peter 3:5

For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,

1 Peter 3:6

just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.

Ephesians 6:5

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