Ephesians 5:21 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²¹ being subject to one another out of reverence for Christ.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

Common English Bible

²¹ and submit to each other out of respect for Christ.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ Be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.

Ephesians 5:21 Cross References

Philippians 2:3

Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves.

Ephesians 5:24

Just as the church is subject to Christ, so also wives ought to be, in everything, to their husbands.

Ephesians 5:22

Wives, be subject to your husbands as to the Lord,

1 Peter 5:5

In the same way, you who are younger must be subject to the elders. And all of you must clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

Hebrews 13:17

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with sighing, for that would be harmful to you.

1 Peter 2:17

Honor everyone. Love the family of believers. Fear God. Honor the emperor.

1 Timothy 3:4

He must manage his own household well, keeping his children submissive and respectful in every way,

Galatians 5:13

For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters, only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become enslaved to one another.

1 Timothy 2:11

Let a woman learn in silence with full submission.

1 Corinthians 16:16

I urge you to put yourselves at the service of such people and of everyone who works and toils with them.

Proverbs 24:21

My child, fear the Lord and the king, and do not disobey either of them,

Nehemiah 5:15

The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took food and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so because of the fear of God.

2 Chronicles 19:7

Now, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care what you do, for there is no perversion of justice with the Lord our God or partiality or taking of bribes.”

1 Peter 2:13

For the Lord’s sake be subject to every human authority, whether to the emperor as supreme

2 Corinthians 7:1

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and of spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God.

Nehemiah 5:9

So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God, to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies?

1 Chronicles 29:24

All the leaders and the mighty warriors and also all the sons of King David pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.

Genesis 16:9

The angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit to her.”

2 Corinthians 5:11

Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade people, but we ourselves are well known to God, and I hope that we are also well known to your consciences.