What does Ephesians chapter 5 verse 23 mean?

Answer 1

Hello.

Ephesians 5: 23 reads. "Because a husband is head of his wife just as the Christ is head of the congregation".

1 Corinthians 11: 3 will give you a better understanding of Eph 5: 23 in these words. "But I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ; in turn, the head of a woman is the man; in turn, the head of Christ is God."

These scriptures show that Jehovah is a God of order. A husband is the head of his wife in the sense that he should guide his family and make decisions that will benefit his wife and children.

He should strive to ensure that their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs are cared for.

1 Timothy 5: 8 reminds us that if anyone does not provide for those who are his own, and especially for those who are members of his household, he has disowned the faith and is worse that a person without faith".

1 Peter 3: 7 reads. " You husbands, continue dwelling with your wives according to knowledge. Assign them honour as a weaker vassel.

Galathians 5: 25,26 encourage each and everyone to continue walking orderly by God's spirit ( way of thinking ) and to avoid stirring up competition with one another.

"It's good to be alive"! That is the way we all feel when we are happy. But if we are realistic, we know that life is not always that way. There are problems. So if we want to solve problems that come our way, mankind has to accept that they have to do things God's way. Read Jeremiah 10: 23 that reminds us that it does not belong to man/ woman to direct their step.

Is it not plain that we need guidance from a source wiser that man if we hope to find lasting happiness? That was God's purpose right from the beginning. But our progenitors Adam and Eve have decided not to continue to walk according to the One who had given them life. Genesis chapter 3 is mankind's history.

Today families are suffering from their lack of doing things God's way. 1John 5: 19 teaches us that the whold world in lying in the power of the wicked one and Revelation 12: 6 indentifies the wicked one as the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the inhabited earth. However 1 John 5: 20 shows that Jesus came on earth to give us insight ( Intellectual capacity, mental perception ) so we are not left without help on our own. The Bible is a letter from God to beneficial for teaching us and setting matters straight according to 2 Timothy 3: 16,17 .

So to answer your question, a family can be called an institution that needs rules and Ephecians 5: 23 are the rules that were set by God, which is that a husband is the head of his family with rules to benefit his whole family.

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Answer 2

Husbands are to take the lead in the family structure, but are to treat their wives with love and dignity (Ephesians 5:28-29), just as Christ treated those who are his followers. In fact, one of the defining features of the followers of Christ is the love they show for one another. (John 13:35) How a husband treats his wife is so important to Jehovah God, that if a man doesn't treat her according to how the Bible mandates his prayers aren't heard. (1 Peter 3:7)

(New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)

Answer 3

In the King James version

(I give the verse before and after to help with context.)

5 : 18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

5 : 19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

5 : 20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Answer 4

Eph 5:22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Eph 5:23 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.

Eph 5:24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

Eph 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Eph 5:26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

Eph 5:27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

Eph 5:28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

Eph 5:29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

It speaks of position and authority. 5:25 is given as a reason for verse 24. Wives are to submit to their husbands as the church does to Christ, because God made man the head of the household, just as Christ is the Head (position wise, and authority wise) of the Church.

It is however not a one sided issue, which is why I included verse 26-29. The man, LIKEWISE, is to love his wife as Christ loves the church. He is to love his wife even as he loves himself, in other words, his wants does not come before hers, and her needs.Its an unconditional and sacrificial love, laying down your life for the wife, literaly if needbe, but certainly it means no more "running with the boys and leaving the wife at home". He is to be tenderhearted to his wife with his love, considerate, always mindful of doing best for the wife, even if it means personal sacrifice.

This isn't someone the wife would have difficulty submitting to, as she trusts that he truly loves her dearly, and will and does anything for her. Its a two way street, its not one or the other, its both, if either one is missing in a marriage, the end will likely be disaster, or at the very least a distancing and cooling off of the relationship, as the marriage turns cold.

Answer 5

Ephesians 5:23 states that the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church. This verse emphasizes the idea of loving, sacrificial leadership by husbands in marriage, mirroring Christ's love for the church. It does not imply superiority or domination, but rather a call for husbands to care for and nurture their wives.