22 Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body. 24 But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.

25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without defect. 28 Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself. 29 For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly, 30 because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones. 31 "For this cause a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife. Then the two will become one flesh." 32 This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and the assembly. 33 Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

22 MOGLI, siate soggette a’ vostri mariti, come al Signore.

23 Poichè il marito è capo della donna, siccome ancora Cristo è capo della Chiesa, ed egli stesso è Salvatore del corpo.

24 Ma altresì, come la Chiesa è soggetta a Cristo, così le mogli debbono esser soggette a’ lor mariti in ogni cosa.

25 Mariti, amate le vostre mogli, siccome ancora Cristo ha amata la Chiesa, e ha dato sè stesso per lei;

26 acciocchè, avendola purgata col lavacro dell’acqua, la santificasse per la parola;

27 per farla comparire davanti a sè, gloriosa, non avendo macchia, nè crespa, nè cosa alcuna tale; ma santa ed irreprensibile.

28 Così debbono i mariti amare le loro mogli, come i lor propri corpi: chi ama la sua moglie ama sè stesso.

29 Perciocchè niuno giammai ebbe in odio la sua carne, anzi la nudrisce, e la cura teneramente, siccome ancora il Signore la Chiesa.

30 Poichè noi siamo membra del suo corpo, della sua carne, e delle sue ossa.

31 Perciò, l’uomo lascerà suo padre, e sua madre, e si congiungerà con la sua moglie, e i due diverranno una stessa carne.

32 Questo mistero è grande; or io dico, a riguardo di Cristo, e della Chiesa.

33 Ma ciascun di voi così ami la sua moglie, come sè stesso; ed altresì la moglie riverisca il marito