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For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the church, [being] himself the saviour of the body.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

For the husband is the head of the wife (οτ ανηρ εστιν κεφαλη της γυναικος). "For a husband is head of the (his) wife." No article…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For the husband is the head of the wife. (See Barnes' notes on 1 Corinthians 11:3).

As Christ is the head of the ch…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church.—It is instructive to compare this with…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

What a wonderful expression! To think that we, poor creatures that we are, should be in this way joined to Christ by a marriage union, even by a vi…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The marriage relationship is now set out as being a reflection of the relationship between Christ and his church. This raises it to an unimaginably…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

For the husband is the head of the wife. This is the reason assigned why wives should be obedient. Christ has appointed the same relation …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For the husband is the head of the wife
(See Gill on 1 Corinthians 11:3).

Ev…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The duty of wives is submission to their husbands in the Lord, which includes honouring and obeying them, from a principle of love to them. The dut…

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