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Berean Standard Bible

“For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.”

Ephesians 5:23

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In Ephesians 5 Paul gives instructions for Christian households, beginning with the relationship between husband and wife. He first calls all believers to submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

World English Bible (WEB)

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the church, [being] himself the saviour of the body.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

because the husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ is head of the assembly, and he is saviour of the body,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque el marido es cabeza de la mujer, así como Cristo es cabeza de la iglesia; y él es el que da la salud al cuerpo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Porque el esposo es cabeza de la esposa, de la misma manera que Cristo es cabeza y salvador de ese cuerpo suyo que es la iglesia.

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