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For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.
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A Divine Blueprint for Marriage
Paul elevates marriage by comparing the husband-wife relationship to that of Christ and the church. Commentators note this isn't just a simple hierarchy but a sublime and wonderful picture of a vital, spiritual union. This analogy provides the foundational model for understanding the roles and relationship within a Christian marriage.
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Ephesians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
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…
19th Century
Anglican
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…
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Baptist
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…
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…
16th Century
Protestant
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 …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the husband is the head of the wife (See Gill on 1 Corinthians 11:3).
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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…
