And he put all things under his feet and gave him to be the head over all things for the church,

so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.

to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.

For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is himself the Savior.

As the church is subject to Christ, so let wives also be subject to their husbands in everything.

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,

that he might present the church to himself in all her glory, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and blameless.

For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church,

This is a profound mystery; but I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.