In marriage, the Bible teaches that a husband has a sacred responsibility to love, care for, and provide for his wife and family. According to Ephesians, a husband is to love his wife as Christ loves the church, sacrificing for her and prioritizing her well-being. The apostle Peter instructs husbands to live with their wives in an understanding way, honoring them as co-heirs in Christ, as seen in 1 Peter. Additionally, a husband's role includes providing for his household, as emphasized in 1 Timothy, and teaching his children in the ways of the Lord, as encouraged in Ephesians.
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Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value. She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life. She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands. She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar. She rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants. She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard. She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong. She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night. She stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers. She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy. When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet. She makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple. Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land. She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchants. Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well: “Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!” Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.