King James Version
Ephesians 5:23 in the King James Version says “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.” — study this verse from Ephesians chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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
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.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“is the head”
G2776the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“is the head”
G2776the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
“of the church”
G1577a calling out, i.e., (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (jewish synagogue, or christian community of members on earth
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“he”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“of the body”
G4983the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
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