Ephesians 5:24
Strong's Lexicon
Now
ἀλλὰ (alla)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.

as
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

the
()
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

church
ἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1577: From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation.

submits
ὑποτάσσεται (hypotassetai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 5293: From hupo and tasso; to subordinate; reflexively, to obey.

to Christ,
Χριστῷ (Christō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

so
οὕτως (houtōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows).

also
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

wives [should submit]
γυναῖκες (gynaikes)
Noun - Vocative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.

to their
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

husbands
ἀνδράσιν (andrasin)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

everything.
παντί (panti)
Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

Young's Literal Translation
but even as the assembly is subject to Christ, so also [are] the wives to their own husbands in everything.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now as the church submits to Christ, so wives are to submit to their husbands in everything.

New American Standard Bible
But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives [ought to be] to their husbands in everything.

King James Bible
Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so [let] the wives [be] to their own husbands in every thing.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

New Living Translation
As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything.

English Standard Version
Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.

New American Standard Bible
But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now as the church submits to Christ, so wives are to submit to their husbands in everything.

International Standard Version
Indeed, just as the church is submissive to the Messiah, so wives must be submissive to their husbands in everything.

NET Bible
But as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

American Standard Version
But as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their husbands in everything.

English Revised Version
But as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their husbands in everything.

Young's Literal Translation
but even as the assembly is subject to Christ, so also are the wives to their own husbands in everything.
















Cross References
Luke 10:17
And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.

Ephesians 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.

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

Ephesians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:

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

Ephesians 5:21
Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

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

Ephesians 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.
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