Ephesians 5:24
Wives and Husbands
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.
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Berean Standard Bible
Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
American Standard Version (1901)
But as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their husbands in everything.
Bible in Basic English
And as the church is under Christ's authority, so let wives be under the rule of their husbands in all things.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Therefore as the church is subject to Christ, so also let the wives be to their husbands in all things.
Free Bible Version
In the same way that the church does what Christ says, wives should do what their husbands tell them in all things.
Geneva Bible 1599
Therfore as the Church is in subiection to Christ, euen so let the wiues be to their husbands in euery thing.
King James (Authorized) Version
Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Plain English Version
Yes, wives always have to think about what their husbands want and agree with them, just like God’s people always have to agree with what Jesus Christ wants.
Translation for Translators
Just like all believers submit themselves to the authority of Christ, the women must submit themselves completely to the authority of their husbands.
Unlocked Literal Bible
But as the church submits to Christ, so also wives must submit to their husbands in everything.
Noah Webster Bible
Therefore as the church is subject to Christ, so let wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
World English Bible
But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.
Young's Literal Translation
but even as the assembly is subject to Christ, so also [are] the wives to their own husbands in everything.