Ephesians 5:23

23 For the husbande is the wyves heed even as Christ is the heed of the congregacion and the same is the saveoure of the body.

Ephesians 5:23 Meaning and Commentary

Ephesians 5:23

For the husband is the head of the wife
(See Gill on 1 Corinthians 11:3).

Even as Christ is the head of the church;
all the elect; (See Gill on Ephesians 1:22). And he is the Saviour of the body; not "of our body", as the Ethiopic version reads, of that part of man, which is called the body; though that indeed is redeemed and saved by Christ, as well as the soul; but "of his body", as the Vulgate Latin version reads; that is, of the church, which is his body; see ( Ephesians 1:23 ) ; of which he is the Saviour; he provides everything for it, preserves and protects it, and has wrought out salvation for it, which every member of it partakes of.

Ephesians 5:23 In-Context

21 submittinge youre selves one to another in the feare of God.

22 Wemen submit youre selves vnto youre awne husbandes as vnto the Lorde.

23 For the husbande is the wyves heed even as Christ is the heed of the congregacion and the same is the saveoure of the body.

24 Therfore as the cogregacion is in subieccion to Christ lykwyse let the wyves be in subieccion to their husbandes in all thinges.

25 Husbandes love youre wyves even as Christ loved the congregacion and gave him silfe for it