Focused Passage

Ephesians 5:22-33

Walking in Love, Light, Wisdom, and Spirit-Filled Order

Paul calls believers to walk in love, reject darkness, live as children of light, walk wisely by being filled with the Spirit, and embody Christ-centered order in marriage as a sign of Christ's love for the church.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

22Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.

23For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

24Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

26to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

27and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

28In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

29Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.

30For we are members of His body.

31“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”

32This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

33Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

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References and Original Words

Verse 22

Original words

-ΑἱG3588Article - Vocative Feminine PluralWivesγυναῖκεςG1135Noun - Vocative Feminine Plural[submit] toτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralyourἰδίοιςG2398Adjective - Dative Masculine PluralhusbandsἀνδράσινG435Noun - Dative Masculine PluralasὡςG5613Adverbto theτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularLordΚυρίῳG2962Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 23

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ForὅτιG3754Conjunction[the] husbandἀνήρG435Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] headκεφαλὴG2776Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularwifeγυναικὸςG1135Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionasὡςG5613Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularChristΧριστὸςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular[is the] headκεφαλὴG2776Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularchurchἐκκλησίαςG1577Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular[His]τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularbodyσώματοςG4983Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular[of which] HeαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[is the] SaviorσωτὴρG4990Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 24

Original words

NowἀλλὰG235ConjunctionasὡςG5613AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularchurchἐκκλησίαG1577Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularsubmitsὑποτάσσεταιG5293Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularto ChristΧριστῷG5547Noun - Dative Masculine SingularsoοὕτωςG3779AdverbalsoκαὶG2532Conjunction-αἱG3588Article - Vocative Feminine Pluralwives [should submit]γυναῖκεςG1135Noun - Vocative Feminine Pluralto theirτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralhusbandsἀνδράσινG435Noun - Dative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositioneverythingπαντίG3956Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular
Verse 25

Original words

-ΟἱG3588Article - Vocative Masculine PluralHusbandsἄνδρεςG435Noun - Vocative Masculine PluralloveἀγαπᾶτεG25Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural[your]τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralwivesγυναῖκαςG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine PluraljustκαὶG2532ConjunctionasκαθὼςG2531Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularChristΧριστὸςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularlovedἠγάπησενG25Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularchurchἐκκλησίανG1577Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctiongave Himself upπαρέδωκενG3860Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἑαυτὸνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularforὑπὲρG5228PrepositionherαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 26

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toἵναG2443ConjunctionsanctifyἁγιάσῃG37Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularherαὐτὴνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singularcleansing [her]καθαρίσαςG2511Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularby theτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularwashingλουτρῷG3067Noun - Dative Neuter Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singularwith waterὕδατοςG5204Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularthroughἐνG1722Preposition[the] wordῥήματιG4487Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Verse 27

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[and] toἵναG2443ConjunctionpresentπαραστήσῃG3936Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularherαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singularto HimselfἑαυτῷG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singularas a gloriousἔνδοξονG1741Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularchurchἐκκλησίανG1577Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularvvvμὴG3361AdverbwithoutἔχουσανG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine SingularstainσπίλονG4696Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularorG2228ConjunctionwrinkleῥυτίδαG4512Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularorG2228ConjunctionanyτιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Pluralsuch [blemish]τοιούτωνG5108Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Pluralbutἀλλ’G235Conjunction-ἵναG2443Conjunction-G1510Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularholyἁγίαG40Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionblamelessἄμωμοςG299Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 28

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In the same wayΟὕτωςG3779Adverb. . .καὶG2532Conjunction-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralhusbandsἄνδρεςG435Noun - Nominative Masculine PluraloughtὀφείλουσινG3784Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto loveἀγαπᾶνG25Verb - Present Infinitive Active-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluraltheirἑαυτῶνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralwivesγυναῖκαςG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralasὡςG5613Adverb-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluraltheir ownἑαυτῶνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralbodiesσώματαG4983Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralHeG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularwho lovesἀγαπῶνG25Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularhisἑαυτοῦG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularwifeγυναῖκαG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularlovesἀγαπᾷG25Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimselfἑαυτὸνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 29

Original words

IndeedγάρG1063Conjunctionno oneοὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingulareverποτεG4218ParticlehatedἐμίσησενG3404Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhisἑαυτοῦG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular[own]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularbodyσάρκαG4561Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularbutἀλλὰG235Conjunctionhe nourishesἐκτρέφειG1625Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctioncherishesθάλπειG2282Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularitαὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singularjust asκαθὼςG2531Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularChristΧριστὸςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular[does]καὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularchurchἐκκλησίανG1577Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 30

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ForὅτιG3754Conjunctionwe areἐσμὲνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralmembersμέληG3196Noun - Nominative Neuter PluralofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularbodyσώματοςG4983Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR include —of His flesh and of His bones.
Verse 31

Original words

For this reasonἈντὶG473Preposition. . .τούτουG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singulara manἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill leaveκαταλείψειG2641Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhisτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularfatherπατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularmotherμητέραG3384Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionbe unitedπροσκολληθήσεταιG4347Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularwifeγυναῖκαG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraltwoδύοG1417Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralwill becomeἔσονταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural. . .εἰςG1519PrepositiononeμίανG1520Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularfleshσάρκαG4561Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Genesis 2:24 (see also LXX)
Verse 32

Original words

ThisτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularmysteryμυστήριονG3466Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularisἐστίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularprofoundμέγαG3173Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularbutδὲG1161ConjunctionIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularam speakingλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularaboutεἰςG1519PrepositionChristΧριστὸνG5547Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-εἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularchurchἐκκλησίανG1577Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 33

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NeverthelessπλὴνG4133Conjunction-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluraleach oneἕκαστοςG1538Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .καθ’G2596Preposition. . .ἕναG1520Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singularof youὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralalsoκαὶG2532Conjunction. . .οὕτωςG3779Adverbmust loveἀγαπάτωG25Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularhisἑαυτοῦG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularwifeγυναῖκαG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularas [he loves]ὡςG5613AdverbhimselfἑαυτόνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandδὲG1161ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularwifeγυνὴG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-ἵναG2443Conjunctionmust respectφοβῆταιG5399Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular[her]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularhusbandἄνδραG435Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

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