Ephesians 5:22 meaning and explanation

Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.

Ephesians 5:22, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is writing to the church at Ephesus about life in Christian households. Verse 22 continues the thought from verse 21, where all believers are told to submit to one another out of reverence for Christ, so a wife's submission sits within mutual submission rather than raw authority.

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