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.

22 Vroue, wees aan julle eie mans onderdanig, soos aan die Here.

23 Want die man is die hoof van die vrou, soos Christus ook Hoof is van die gemeente; en Hy is die Verlosser van die liggaam.

24 Maar soos die gemeente aan Christus onderdanig is, so moet die vroue dit ook in alles aan hul eie mans wees.

25 Manne, julle moet jul eie vroue liefhê, soos Christus ook die gemeente liefgehad en Homself daarvoor oorgegee het

26 om dit te heilig, nadat Hy dit gereinig het met die waterbad deur die woord,

27 sodat Hy die gemeente voor Hom kon stel, verheerlik, sonder vlek of rimpel of iets dergeliks; maar dat dit heilig en sonder gebrek sou wees.

28 So behoort die mans hulle eie vroue lief te hê soos hul eie liggame. Wie sy eie vrou liefhet, het homself lief;

29 want niemand het ooit sy eie vlees gehaat nie, maar hy voed en koester dit, net soos die Here die gemeente.

30 Want ons is lede van sy liggaam, van sy vlees en van sy bene.

31 Daarom moet die man sy vader en sy moeder verlaat en sy vrou aankleef en hulle twee sal een vlees word.

32 Hierdie verborgenheid is groot, maar ek sê dit met die oog op Christus en die gemeente.

33 In alle geval moet elkeen van julle ook afsonderlik sy eie vrou liefhê net soos homself, en die vrou moet die man eerbiedig.