22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. 28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. 30 For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. 31 “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
Commentary
Vs. 22 "Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord."
Having commanded that we all submit to one another in the fear of the Lord (Eph. 5:21), the Apostle Paul now commands that wives submit to their own husbands, as to the Lord (see 1 Peter 3:1-6). And so in commanding our mutual submission in verse twenty one, the Apostle Paul did not overthrow the headship of the male (or husband) of his wife, for that has it's origins in God's order of creation itself (see 1 Cor 11:3; 1 Tim 2:11-15, vs. 13-15). Thus that is never in question, or to be questioned, rather only how the husband executes his solemn duty as such can be. The role reversal of the male being placed under the female is not to mark the church (1 Cor 11:3), since that is the error of this world, which makes equality not about the individual person in the eyes of God, but rather the roles they fulfill and perform, and or the things that they can do (consider Gal . 3:26-29).
Vs. 23 "For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body."
The Apostle Paul now gives the reason why wives are to submit to their own husbands, because the husband is the head of the wife (1 Cor 11:3), just as Christ is the Head of the church. This analogy then should not be lost on us, for as the Apostle makes clear here the wife is not to take the role of being the head of her husband, just as the church would never be the head of Christ! And thus the notion that the women should be made head of the male is one that is not born out of the Word of God, but only out of an unregenerate heart and a degenerating world, which through such gender role reversal notions, has already degenerated (or in their eyes "evolved") into justifying in their hearts and codifying in their laws the homosexual/transgender Satanic agenda, all of which is an abomination in eyes of God (Lev. 18:22; Deut. 22:5), and thus they are paving the way for the rising of the anti-Christ, as lawlessness abounds and transgressors reach their fullness (Dan. 8:23; Matt. 24:9-14; 2 Thess. 2:9-12). Again the Apostle Paul in using the analogy of Husband as head of the wife with Christ as head of the church leaves no room for misunderstanding, because just as the church should never act as the head of Christ, similarly in no way should the wife ever act as the head of her husband. That all said, a marriage is not a dictatorial relationship where one rules over the other to the detriment of the other. Rather the role of leadership in the home or in the church is not about, nor should it ever be about exercising authority over another. It is about leading, leading by an example that compels others to want to follow in your Godly and righteousness footsteps, and thus they want to submit to your "authority," because in you they are to see the attributes of Christ Himself, (justice, mercy, kindness, love), who did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:42-45). Thus headship is never about commanding people submit to you, it's about leading in such a way that people want to follow you. Thus you want your kids to help their mom wash the dishes after dinner, then take the lead in this and set the example by washing them with her. Or you want your son to mow the lawn, then go out there with him and make it a father and son experience until he is old enough and confident enough to do this safely on his own.
Vs. 24 "Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything."
The Apostle Paul carries on with his analogy, now bringing it into the realm of our submission to Christ Himself as the Head of the church. So then wives are to submit themselves to their husbands in everything as to Him. There is then in this commandment a great amount of responsibility that is being placed not only on the wife, but also on the husband, since he by God's design is the head of his wife (and thus his family) just as Christ is the Head of the church. And so though the passages exhortation is clear, I also want to be clear that in no way does this passage permit any husband unbridled authority over his wife, since he is accountable to Christ in all things, especially in how he treats her. For just as Christ would never do anything to the detriment of the church, so he should be very careful not to do anything to the detriment of her person, faith, or well being. Now the number one thing a husband can do to forward his wife wanting to submit herself to him in all things is to make her feel safe and secure in her home. That is critical, and thus having a steady job and making provisions for her and their family, and thus being a solid and steady and trustworthy individual are all key ingredients to building her confidence in you as a capable and Godly leader of the home.
Vs. 25-27 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
Having commanded all wives submit to their own husbands in all things as to Christ, the Apostle Paul now addresses the husbands. Notice how the Apostle Paul also links his command for husbands to love their wives with how Christ loved the church. The love then Paul is speaking of here is sacrificial in nature. And thus the husband is in no way to "lord" authority over his wife, rather he is to give himself for her well being. For just as Jesus loved and gave Himself for the church, "that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word" (vs. 26). So too should all husbands sacrificially love their wives by always considering their persons and well being with the decisions that they make as heads of their wives and families. For it was the Lord Jesus Christ who in love for the church first laid aside all His rights and privileges as the Son of God so that He could suffer Crucifixion death for our redemption and eternal salvation. So too then should the husband always have in mind his own wife's salvation and sanctification. For the Lord Jesus Christ did so that He might sanctify and cleanse her (i.e. the church) with the washing of water by the Word. That is Jesus having made atonement for us all by His own death on the cross; so as to restore us all who believe in Him back to God the Father in heaven; He then rose from the dead and ascended back to our God and Father in heaven to be seated at His right hand before sending His Spirit to bring us to life and unite us all who believe in Him with Himself as one people In One Body of Christ. Thus with the birth of church, it is the Word of God that is sanctifying our persons, assemblies and lives as we believe and obey it (John 17:17). That is the sanctifying and cleansing and washing of her (i.e. the church with the washing of the water of the Word) that the Apostle Paul is referring to here. The analogy being that just as Christ did (and does) all things for His bride's (i.e. churches) salvation and sanctification, so too should all believing husbands be with their own wives.
And so the ongoing sanctification of the church (that is the setting apart of us who believe from all that defiles the flesh and spirit and thus is offensive to God, consider 2 Cor 6:14-7:1) is so that Jesus can present His church to the Father without spot or blemish (vs. 27).
Vs. 28 "So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself."
Since Christ so sacrificially loved the church, husbands are commanded to love their wives just as their own bodies, "he who loves his wife loves himself." The idea here being that since the two in marriage become one flesh (see Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:5-6, Eph. 5:31); for a husband not to love and care for his wife as himself is not only not being as Christ Himself is towards us all who believe and belong to Him, but is also not being congruent with what the Scripture commands and teaches.
Vs. 29 "For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church."
To strengthen his point the Apostle Paul now reasons that no one ever hated his own flesh, but they nourish and cherish it just as the Lord does the church. And so no husband who professes faith in Christ can rightly said to be obeying Him if he does not do his duties as a husband by providing for and caring for his own wife, just as he provides and cares for himself. For just as he has physical needs, and so where he can he seeks to meet these, so to does his wife have the same. And thus to seek to meet ones own bodily needs while neglecting ones wife's needs is not congruent with what the Lord does or commands of us all, and that is that we care for one another.
Vs. 30 "For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones."
In the same way a husband is to love his wife as he does his own body, so too does Christ love and care for the church, for each believer is a member of Christ's body, and as such Christ cares for us all as His own Body. And thus He seeks our sanctification and well being and transformation and provisions and whatever else He knows we need to be His Holy and Godly people.
Vs. 31 “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”
The oneness of the husband and his wife is now made self-evident by the Apostles quotation of God's Word in Genesis 2:24. Thus the husband has no excuse for not loving his wife as himself, since they in effect are one in the eyes of God.
Vs. 32 "This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church."
That said, the analogy reaches far beyond the realms of human matrimony union, and rather finds it's true meaning and fulfillment in realm of Christ and the church. For the church is the bride of Christ and all things are paving the way for this great and grand holy union to come to its completion (Rev. 19:9; 21-22).
Vs. 33 "Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband."
The Apostle now returns back to the present age to conclude his exhortation by summarizing it all with a command that husbands are to love their own wives as themselves, and that wives are to respect their husbands. For when they both do their part their marriage will grow stronger, because she receives the love she desires from him, and he receives the respect he desires from her.
Scripture Quotations
The New King James Version. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982.
Commentary
Vs. 22 "Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord."
Having commanded that we all submit to one another in the fear of the Lord (Eph. 5:21), the Apostle Paul now commands that wives submit to their own husbands, as to the Lord (see 1 Peter 3:1-6). And so in commanding our mutual submission in verse twenty one, the Apostle Paul did not overthrow the headship of the male (or husband) of his wife, for that has it's origins in God's order of creation itself (see 1 Cor 11:3; 1 Tim 2:11-15, vs. 13-15). Thus that is never in question, or to be questioned, rather only how the husband executes his solemn duty as such can be. The role reversal of the male being placed under the female is not to mark the church (1 Cor 11:3), since that is the error of this world, which makes equality not about the individual person in the eyes of God, but rather the roles they fulfill and perform, and or the things that they can do (consider Gal . 3:26-29).
Vs. 23 "For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body."
The Apostle Paul now gives the reason why wives are to submit to their own husbands, because the husband is the head of the wife (1 Cor 11:3), just as Christ is the Head of the church. This analogy then should not be lost on us, for as the Apostle makes clear here the wife is not to take the role of being the head of her husband, just as the church would never be the head of Christ! And thus the notion that the women should be made head of the male is one that is not born out of the Word of God, but only out of an unregenerate heart and a degenerating world, which through such gender role reversal notions, has already degenerated (or in their eyes "evolved") into justifying in their hearts and codifying in their laws the homosexual/transgender Satanic agenda, all of which is an abomination in eyes of God (Lev. 18:22; Deut. 22:5), and thus they are paving the way for the rising of the anti-Christ, as lawlessness abounds and transgressors reach their fullness (Dan. 8:23; Matt. 24:9-14; 2 Thess. 2:9-12). Again the Apostle Paul in using the analogy of Husband as head of the wife with Christ as head of the church leaves no room for misunderstanding, because just as the church should never act as the head of Christ, similarly in no way should the wife ever act as the head of her husband. That all said, a marriage is not a dictatorial relationship where one rules over the other to the detriment of the other. Rather the role of leadership in the home or in the church is not about, nor should it ever be about exercising authority over another. It is about leading, leading by an example that compels others to want to follow in your Godly and righteousness footsteps, and thus they want to submit to your "authority," because in you they are to see the attributes of Christ Himself, (justice, mercy, kindness, love), who did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:42-45). Thus headship is never about commanding people submit to you, it's about leading in such a way that people want to follow you. Thus you want your kids to help their mom wash the dishes after dinner, then take the lead in this and set the example by washing them with her. Or you want your son to mow the lawn, then go out there with him and make it a father and son experience until he is old enough and confident enough to do this safely on his own.
Vs. 24 "Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything."
The Apostle Paul carries on with his analogy, now bringing it into the realm of our submission to Christ Himself as the Head of the church. So then wives are to submit themselves to their husbands in everything as to Him. There is then in this commandment a great amount of responsibility that is being placed not only on the wife, but also on the husband, since he by God's design is the head of his wife (and thus his family) just as Christ is the Head of the church. And so though the passages exhortation is clear, I also want to be clear that in no way does this passage permit any husband unbridled authority over his wife, since he is accountable to Christ in all things, especially in how he treats her. For just as Christ would never do anything to the detriment of the church, so he should be very careful not to do anything to the detriment of her person, faith, or well being. Now the number one thing a husband can do to forward his wife wanting to submit herself to him in all things is to make her feel safe and secure in her home. That is critical, and thus having a steady job and making provisions for her and their family, and thus being a solid and steady and trustworthy individual are all key ingredients to building her confidence in you as a capable and Godly leader of the home.
Vs. 25-27 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
Having commanded all wives submit to their own husbands in all things as to Christ, the Apostle Paul now addresses the husbands. Notice how the Apostle Paul also links his command for husbands to love their wives with how Christ loved the church. The love then Paul is speaking of here is sacrificial in nature. And thus the husband is in no way to "lord" authority over his wife, rather he is to give himself for her well being. For just as Jesus loved and gave Himself for the church, "that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word" (vs. 26). So too should all husbands sacrificially love their wives by always considering their persons and well being with the decisions that they make as heads of their wives and families. For it was the Lord Jesus Christ who in love for the church first laid aside all His rights and privileges as the Son of God so that He could suffer Crucifixion death for our redemption and eternal salvation. So too then should the husband always have in mind his own wife's salvation and sanctification. For the Lord Jesus Christ did so that He might sanctify and cleanse her (i.e. the church) with the washing of water by the Word. That is Jesus having made atonement for us all by His own death on the cross; so as to restore us all who believe in Him back to God the Father in heaven; He then rose from the dead and ascended back to our God and Father in heaven to be seated at His right hand before sending His Spirit to bring us to life and unite us all who believe in Him with Himself as one people In One Body of Christ. Thus with the birth of church, it is the Word of God that is sanctifying our persons, assemblies and lives as we believe and obey it (John 17:17). That is the sanctifying and cleansing and washing of her (i.e. the church with the washing of the water of the Word) that the Apostle Paul is referring to here. The analogy being that just as Christ did (and does) all things for His bride's (i.e. churches) salvation and sanctification, so too should all believing husbands be with their own wives.
And so the ongoing sanctification of the church (that is the setting apart of us who believe from all that defiles the flesh and spirit and thus is offensive to God, consider 2 Cor 6:14-7:1) is so that Jesus can present His church to the Father without spot or blemish (vs. 27).
Vs. 28 "So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself."
Since Christ so sacrificially loved the church, husbands are commanded to love their wives just as their own bodies, "he who loves his wife loves himself." The idea here being that since the two in marriage become one flesh (see Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:5-6, Eph. 5:31); for a husband not to love and care for his wife as himself is not only not being as Christ Himself is towards us all who believe and belong to Him, but is also not being congruent with what the Scripture commands and teaches.
Vs. 29 "For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church."
To strengthen his point the Apostle Paul now reasons that no one ever hated his own flesh, but they nourish and cherish it just as the Lord does the church. And so no husband who professes faith in Christ can rightly said to be obeying Him if he does not do his duties as a husband by providing for and caring for his own wife, just as he provides and cares for himself. For just as he has physical needs, and so where he can he seeks to meet these, so to does his wife have the same. And thus to seek to meet ones own bodily needs while neglecting ones wife's needs is not congruent with what the Lord does or commands of us all, and that is that we care for one another.
Vs. 30 "For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones."
In the same way a husband is to love his wife as he does his own body, so too does Christ love and care for the church, for each believer is a member of Christ's body, and as such Christ cares for us all as His own Body. And thus He seeks our sanctification and well being and transformation and provisions and whatever else He knows we need to be His Holy and Godly people.
Vs. 31 “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”
The oneness of the husband and his wife is now made self-evident by the Apostles quotation of God's Word in Genesis 2:24. Thus the husband has no excuse for not loving his wife as himself, since they in effect are one in the eyes of God.
Vs. 32 "This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church."
That said, the analogy reaches far beyond the realms of human matrimony union, and rather finds it's true meaning and fulfillment in realm of Christ and the church. For the church is the bride of Christ and all things are paving the way for this great and grand holy union to come to its completion (Rev. 19:9; 21-22).
Vs. 33 "Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband."
The Apostle now returns back to the present age to conclude his exhortation by summarizing it all with a command that husbands are to love their own wives as themselves, and that wives are to respect their husbands. For when they both do their part their marriage will grow stronger, because she receives the love she desires from him, and he receives the respect he desires from her.
Scripture Quotations
The New King James Version. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982.
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