Ephesians 5:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ephesians 5:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ephesians 5:23 is a verse from the book of Ephesians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ephesians 5:23 — KJV
“For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.”
— Ephesians 5:23 (KJV)
Ephesians 5:23 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 5:23
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”
Shares key themes with Ephesians 5:23: husband, even, christ
“And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so? take...: Heb. possess us, or, impoverish us?”
Shares key themes with Ephesians 5:23: husband, wife, even
“Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.”
Shares key themes with Ephesians 5:23: husband, wife, even
“Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.”
Shares key themes with Ephesians 5:23: even, christ, body
“The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.”
Shares key themes with Ephesians 5:23: husband, wife, body
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