Ephesians 5:22

Wives and Husbands

21Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.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.

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Berean Standard Bible
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
American Standard Version (1901)
Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
Wives, be under the authority of your husbands, as of the Lord.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Let women be subject to their husbands, as to the Lord:
Free Bible Version
Wives, do what your own husbands tell you to do, as you would if the Lord told you.
Geneva Bible 1599
Wiues, submit your selues vnto your husbands, as vnto the Lord.
King James (Authorized) Version
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Plain English Version
You women that are wives, you have to think about what your husbands want, and agree with them, just like God’s people always have to agree with what our leader, Jesus, wants.
Translation for Translators
Because husbands have authority over [MET] their wives, just as all of us believers form one group under the authority of Christ, you women should submit yourselves to the authority of your husbands just as you submit yourselves to the Lord Jesus. He is the one who saves all his people from the guilt of their sins.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Wives, submit to your husbands, as to the Lord.
Noah Webster Bible
Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
World English Bible
Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
Young's Literal Translation
The wives! to your own husbands subject yourselves, as to the Lord,