22 I hustruer! underordne eder under eders egne menn som under Herren!
23 for mannen er hustruens hoved, likesom Kristus er menighetens hoved, han som er sitt legemes frelser.
24 Men likesom menigheten underordner sig under Kristus, således skal også hustruene underordne sig under sine menn i alle ting.
25 I menn! elsk eders hustruer, likesom Kristus elsket menigheten og gav sig selv for den,
26 for å hellige den, idet han renset den ved vannbadet i ordet,
27 forat han selv kunde fremstille menigheten for sig i herlighet, uten plett eller rynke eller noget sådant, men at den kunde være hellig og ulastelig.
28 Så er mennene skyldige å elske sine hustruer som sine egne legemer. Den som elsker sin hustru, elsker sig selv;
29 ingen har jo nogensinne hatet sitt eget kjød, men han før og varmer det, likesom Kristus gjør med menigheten;
30 for vi er hans legemes lemmer.
31 Derfor skal mannen forlate far og mor og holde sig til sin hustru, og de to skal være ett kjød.
32 Denne hemmelighet er stor; men jeg tenker hermed på Kristus og på menigheten.
33 Dog, også I skal elske, enhver sin hustru som sig selv, og hustruen skal ha ærefrykt for sin mann.
22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 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. 24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 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. 28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.