Ephesians 5:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ephesians 5:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ephesians 5:22 is a verse from the book of Ephesians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ephesians 5:22 — KJV
“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.”
— Ephesians 5:22 (KJV)
Ephesians 5:22 in Context — About the Book of Ephesians
Ephesians lifts believers into the heavenly realms — every spiritual blessing, adoption, redemption, and a seat with Christ far above all powers. Then it walks that identity into marriage, work, and warfare, closing with the church's armor: truth, righteousness, faith, salvation, the Spirit's sword, and all kinds of prayer.
Cross-References for Ephesians 5:22
“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.”
Shares key themes with Ephesians 5:22: wives, submit, yourselves
“Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me. tarry: Heb. hope it grieveth...: Heb. I have much bitterness”
Shares key themes with Ephesians 5:22: own, husbands, lord
“Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.”
Shares key themes with Ephesians 5:22: wives, own, lord
“Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.”
Shares key themes with Ephesians 5:22: wives, yourselves, lord
“Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD. cause...: or, the LORD shall bring down”
Shares key themes with Ephesians 5:22: yourselves, own, lord
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