Ephesians 5:23 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

²³ 2 This is a great sacrament; but I speak in Christ and in the church.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ 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

²³ 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)

²³ 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

²³ 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

²³ 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.

Ephesians 5:23 Cross References

Acts 20:28

6 And when he had said these things, kneeling down, he prayed with them all.

1 Corinthians 6:13

But for fear of fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

Ephesians 4:15

4 And put on the new man, who according to God is created in justice and holiness of truth.

Ephesians 5:24

3 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular love his wife as himself: and let the wife fear her husband.

Colossians 1:18

7 To whom God would make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ, in you the hope of glory.

1 Thessalonians 1:10

For you remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you, we preached among you the gospel of God.

Revelation 19:7

6 And he hath on his garment, and on his thigh written: KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

Revelation 5:9

And there went out another horse that was red: and to him that sat thereon, it was given that he should take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another, and a great sword was given to him.