Wives and Husbands

^22 (A)Wives, ^(B)be subject to your own husbands, ^(C)as to the Lord. ²³ For ^(D)the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the ^(E)head of the church, He Himself ^(F)being the Savior of the body. ²⁴ But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.

^25 (G)Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and ^(H)gave Himself up for her, ^26 (I)so that He might sanctify her, having ^(J)cleansed her by the ^(K)washing of water with ^(L)the word, ²⁷ that He might ^(M)present to Himself the church ^[a]in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she would be ^(N)holy and blameless. ²⁸ So husbands ought also to ^(O)love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; ²⁹ for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, ³⁰ because we are ^(P)members of His ^(Q)body. ^31 (R)For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. ³² This mystery is great, but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church. ³³ Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to ^(S)love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she ^[b](T)respects her husband.

Children and Parents

6 ^(U)Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ^2 (V)Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), ³ so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long in the land.

^4 (W)Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but ^(X)bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

^5 (Y)Slaves, be obedient to those who are your ^[c]masters according to the flesh, with ^(Z)fear and trembling, in the ^[d]integrity of your heart, ^(AA)as to Christ; ^6 (AB)not ^[e]by way of eyeservice, as ^(AC)men-pleasers, but as ^(AD)slaves of Christ, ^(AE)doing the will of God from the ^[f]heart, ⁷ serving with good will ^(AF)as to the Lord, and not to men, ^8 (AG)knowing that ^(AH)whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, ^(AI)whether slave or free.

⁹ And masters, do the same things to them, ^(AJ)giving up threatening, knowing that ^(AK)both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is ^(AL)no partiality with Him.

Family and Work

^18 (A)Wives, ^(B)be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. ^19 (C)Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. ^20 (D)Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is pleasing ^[a]to the Lord. ^21 (E)Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.

^22 (F)Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters ^[b]according to the flesh, ^(G)not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but with ^[c]integrity of heart, fearing the Lord. ²³ Whatever you do, do your work ^[d]heartily, ^(H)as for the Lord ^[e]rather than for men, ^24 (I)knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward ^[f]of ^(J)the inheritance. ^[g](K)Serve the Lord Christ. ²⁵ For ^(L)he who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and ^[h](M)that without partiality.

Final Instructions and Greetings

4 Masters, show to your slaves what is right and fair, ^(N)knowing that you too have a Master in heaven.