Ephesians 5:22

Bible in Basic English 1965

Wives, be under the authority of your husbands, as of the Lord.

Cross References

Genesis 3:16

To the woman he said, Great will be your pain in childbirth; in sorrow will your children come to birth; still your desire will be for your husband, but he will be your master.

Esther 1:20

And when this order, given by the king, is made public through all his kingdom for it is great, all the wives will give honour to their husbands, great as well as small.

Esther 1:22

And sent letters to all the divisions of the kingdom, to every division in the writing commonly used there, and to every people in the language which was theirs, saying that every man was to be the ruler in his house, and that this order was to be given out in the language of his people.

1 Corinthians 14:34

Let women keep quiet in the churches: for it is not right for them to be talking; but let them be under control, as it says in the law.

Ephesians 5:22

Wives, be under the authority of your husbands, as of the Lord.

Ephesians 6:5

Servants, do what is ordered by those who are your natural masters, having respect and fear for them, with all your heart, as to Christ;

Colossians 3:1

If then you have a new life with Christ, give your attention to the things of heaven, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

Colossians 3:18

Wives, be under the authority of your husbands, as is right in the Lord.

Titus 2:5

To be wise in mind, clean in heart, kind; working in their houses, living under the authority of their husbands; so that no evil may be said of the word of God.