Wives (κα γυναικες). The article here distinguishes class from class and with the vocative case can be best rendered "Ye wives." S…

As it is fit in the Lord.—For the explanation of this special fitness “in the Lord,” i.e., in virtue of Christia…

Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

It is fitting according to nature; and it is still more fi…

The one duty Paul enjoins on the wife is to “submit” (GK 5718), an attitude that recognizes the rights of authority. His main thought is that the w…

Wives, be subject. Now follow particular duties, as they are called, which depend on the specific vocations of individuals. In discussing …

Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands
The apostle proceeds from those duties which related to them as church members o…

The epistles most concerned with displaying the glory of Divine grace and magnifying the Lord Jesus are also the most particular in emphasizing the…

Having given a general direction to all, Paul now begins to give particular directions. First, he gives special directions that relate to the vario…