Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
Wives should submit to their husbands as submitting to the Lord.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Holman Bible
Wives,
International Standard Version
Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands as to the Lord.
A Conservative Version
Wives, submit to your own husbands as to the Lord.
American Standard Version
Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Amplified
Wives, be subject
An Understandable Version
Wives, you should submit to your own husbands, as you would to the Lord.
Anderson New Testament
Wives, be subject to your own husbands as to the Lord:
Bible in Basic English
Wives, be under the authority of your husbands, as of the Lord.
Common New Testament
Wives, be subject to your husbands, as to the Lord.
Daniel Mace New Testament
let married women be submissive to their husbands, out of regard to the Lord.
Darby Translation
Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord,
Godbey New Testament
Wives, be submissive to your own husbands, as to the Lord,
Goodspeed New Testament
You married women must subordinate yourselves to your husbands, as you do to the Lord,
John Wesley New Testament
Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as unto the Lord.
Julia Smith Translation
Women, yield ye obedience to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
King James 2000
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Lexham Expanded Bible
--wives to their own husbands as to the Lord,
Modern King James verseion
Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Women: submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Moffatt New Testament
Wives, be subject to your husbands as to the Lord,
Montgomery New Testament
Wives likewise to their husbands as to the Lord,
NET Bible
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord,
New Heart English Bible
Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
Noyes New Testament
Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord;
Sawyer New Testament
Let wives [be subject] to their husbands as to the Lord,
The Emphasized Bible
Ye wives, unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
Webster
Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
Weymouth New Testament
Married women, submit to your own husbands as if to the Lord;
Williams New Testament
You married women must continue to live in subordination to your husbands, as you do to the Lord,
World English Bible
Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
Worrell New Testament
the wives, to their own husbands, as to the Lord;
Worsley New Testament
Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord:
Youngs Literal Translation
The wives! to your own husbands subject yourselves, as to the Lord,
Themes
Body » Jesus Christ being the head of the body (the church)
Home » Husbands and wives » Duties of wives
Man » Jesus Christ being the head of man
Marriage » The duties of a wife
Marriage » What marriage is analogous to
Men » Men being the head of women
Social duties » In relation to food in relation to speech » Wives' duties
Wives » Duties of, to their husbands » To be subject to them
Women » Dress of » Duties of wives
Interlinear
Hupotasso
Idios
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 5:22
Images Ephesians 5:22
Prayers for Ephesians 5:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Being Filled By The Spirit
21 And submit to one another from reverence for him. 22 Wives should submit to their husbands as submitting to the Lord. 23 For a man is the Head of his wife, as the Christ is the Head of the Church--being indeed himself the Savior of his Body.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Corinthians 14:34
At the meetings of the Church married women should remain silent, for they are not allowed to speak in public; they should take a subordinate place, as the Law itself directs.
Colossians 3:18-1
Wives, submit to your husbands, as befits those who belong to the Lord.
Titus 2:5
and to be discreet, pure-minded, domesticated, good women, ready to submit to their husbands, in order that God's Message may not be maligned.
1 Peter 3:1-6
Again, you married women should submit to your husbands, so that if any of them reject the Message, they may, apart from the Message, be won over, by the conduct of their wives,
1 Timothy 2:11-12
A woman should listen silently to her teachers, and show them all deference.
Ephesians 5:22-9
Wives should submit to their husbands as submitting to the Lord.