Ephesians 5:24 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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

Ephesians 5:24 —

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 5:33
Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
Colossians 3:20
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
Titus 2:7
In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
Titus 2:9
Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
Colossians 3:22
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 21-33)

Here the apostle begins his exhortation to the discharge of relative duties. As a general foundation for these duties, he lays down that rule Eph. 5:21. There is a mutual submission that Christians owe one to another, condescending to bear one another’s burdens: not advancing themselves above others, nor domineering over one another and giving laws to one another. Paul was an example of this truly…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 24)

24. Therefore--Translate, as Greek, “But,” or “Nevertheless,” that is, though there be the difference of headships mentioned in Ep 5:23, nevertheless, thus far they are one, namely, in the subjection or submission (the same Greek stands for “is subject,” as for “submit,” Ep 5:21, 22) of the Church to Christ, being the prototype of that of the wife to the husband. their own--not in most of the olde…