Ephesians 5:22-24 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord.… I. Subjection. Look at — 1. The creation — woman was made after, out of, and for, man. 2. The Fall — the woman occasioned it. 3. The history of woman. Does not everything point to her subordination? II. Reverence. 1. In words — speaking of, to, or before her husband. 2. In actions. III. Meekness. IV. Modesty — not adorning herself with dress. V. Economy and order in household management — freedom from extravagance. VI. Attention to all that concerns the welfare and comfort of the children, if there be any. For this purpose she must be a keeper at home. (J. A. James.) Parallel Verses KJV: Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.WEB: Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. |
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