Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in the which the Holy Ghost hath made you bishops, to feed the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.
Ephesians 5:23 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the husband is head of the wife as Christ is the Head of the church, Himself the Savior of [His] body. American Standard Version (1901) For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body. Common English Bible A husband is the head of his wife like Christ is head of the church, that is, the savior of the body. Catholic Public Domain Version For the husband is the head of the wife, just as Christ is the head of the Church. He is the Savior of his body. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Because the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church. He is the saviour of his body. |
Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in the which the Holy Ghost hath made you bishops, to feed the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.
Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall bring to nought both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body:
but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, which is the head, even Christ;
But as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their husbands in everything.
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivereth us from the wrath to come.
Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory unto him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood men of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,