Commentaries
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Ye husbands likewise (ο ανδρες ομοιως). Probably "likewise" here refers to honouring all men (2:17), not "likewise" of 3:1.
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Likewise, you husbands. On the general duty of husbands, see Barnes on Ephesians 5:25 and following.
Dwell with them. That…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Likewise, you husbands.—The subjection is not to be all one-sided, though the husband’s subjection to the wife will be of a differ…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
It has been one of the most beautiful results of the spread of the Christian religion that it has uplifted womanhood; so that now, instead of women…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
Peter’s instructions for the Christian husband are brief, probably because the family normally followed the husband’s religious choice. Yet the hus…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them. From husbands he requires prudence; for dominion over their wives is not given to them, except on …
John Gill
JohnGill
Likewise, you husbands, dwell with them
"With your wives", as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions read; which not only …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The wife must fulfill her duty to her own husband, even if he does not obey the word. We see daily how closely evil men watch the ways and lives of…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson