King James Version
Ephesians 5:22 in the King James Version says “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.” — study this verse from Ephesians chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.”
Ephesians 5:22 · KJV
Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
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.
Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“unto your own”
G2398pertaining to self, i.e., one's own; by implication, private or separate
“unto the Lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
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