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24 Therefore, as the congregation {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} is subject unto the Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.

25 Husbands, love your wives even as the Christ also loved the congregation {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} and gave himself for her,

26 that he might sanctify and cleanse her in the washing of water by the word,

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24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands(A) in everything.

25 Husbands, love your wives,(B) just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her(C) 26 to make her holy,(D) cleansing[a] her by the washing(E) with water through the word,

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 5:26 Or having cleansed