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Scripture Text to read: Ephesians 5:22 Wives should submit to their husbands as they do to the Lord; 23 because the husband is head of the wife, just as the Messiah, as head of the Messianic Community, is himself the one who keeps the body safe. 24 Just as the Messianic Community submits to the Messiah, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
25 As for husbands, love your wives, just as the Messiah loved the Messianic Community, indeed, gave himself up on its behalf, 26 in order to set it apart for God, making it clean through immersion in the mikveh, so to speak, 27 in order to present the Messianic Community to himself as a bride to be proud of, without a spot, wrinkle or any such thing, but holy and without defect. 28 This is how husbands ought to love their wives — like their own bodies; for the man who loves his wife is loving himself. 29 Why, no one ever hated his own flesh! On the contrary, he feeds it well and takes care of it, just as the Messiah does the Messianic Community, 30 because we are parts of his Body. 31 “Therefore a man will leave his father and mother and remain with his wife, and the two will become one.”[Ephesians 5:31 Genesis 2:24] 32 There is profound truth hidden here, which I say concerns the Messiah and the Messianic Community. 33 However, the text also applies to each of you individually: let each man love his wife as he does himself, and see that the wife respects her husband.
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John Wesley's Notes-Commentary for Text to read: Ephesians 5:22-33
Verse 22
[22] Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
In the following directions concerning relative duties, the inferiors are all along placed before the superiors, because the general proposition is concerning submission; and inferiors ought to do their duty, whatever their superiors do.
Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands — Unless where God forbids. Otherwise, in all indifferent things, the will of the husband is a law to the wife.
As unto the Lord — The obedience a wife pays to her husband is at the same time paid to Christ himself; he being head of the wife, as Christ is head of the church.
Verse 23
[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.
The head — The governor, guide, and guardian of the wife.
And he is the Saviour of the body — The church, from all sin and misery.
Verse 24
[24] Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
In everything — Which is not contrary to any command of God.
Verse 25
[25] Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Even as Christ loved the church — Here is the true model of conjugal affection. With this kind of affection, with this degree of it, and to this end, should husbands love their wives.
Verse 26
[26] That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
That he might sanctify it through the word — The ordinary channel of all blessings.
Having cleansed it — From the guilt and power of sin.
By the washing of water — In baptism; if, with "the outward and visible sign," we receive the "inward and spiritual grace."
Verse 27
[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.
That he might present it — Even in this world.
To himself — As his spouse.
A glorious church — All glorious within.
Not having spot — Of impurity from any sin.
Or wrinkle — Of deformity from any decay.
Verse 28
[28] So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
As their own bodies — That is, as themselves.
He that loveth his wife loveth himself — Which is not a sin, but an indisputable duty.
Verse 29
[29] For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
His own flesh — That is, himself.
Nourisheth and cherisheth — That is, feeds and clothes it.
Verse 30
[30] For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
For we — The reason why Christ nourishes and cherishes the church is, that close connexion between them which is here expressed in the words of Moses, originally spoken concerning Eve.
Are members — Are as intimately united to Christ, in a spiritual sense, as if we were literally "flesh of his flesh, and bone of his bone."
Verse 31
[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.
For this cause — Because of this intimate union. Genesis 2:24.
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Daily Devotionals:
Monday, May 16, 2016
Text to read: Ephesians 5:22-33
- Read the entire text from Ephesians.
- What challenges you most?
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Text to read: Ephesians 5:22-33
- How might couples foster a deeper relationship according to this text?
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Text to read: Ephesians 5:22-33
- What abuses have occurred from the misuse of this text?
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Text to read: Ephesians 5:22-33
- If you were to offer your advice to couples what would it be?
Friday, May 20, 2016
Text to read: Ephesians 5:22-33
- Why is the marriage relationship so important?
- Is it for everyone?
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Text to read: Ephesians 5:22-33
- What could we all do (single or married) to encourage healthy marriages?
Sunday, May 22, 2016
Text to read: Ephesians 5:22-33
- Pray for those whose marriages are in crisis.
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San Diego, California 92108, California
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