ephesians 5:23 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.

ephesians 5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself [being] the Savior of the body.

23. (1Co 11:3.)
even as--Greek, "as also."
and he is--The oldest manuscripts read, "Himself (being) Saviour," omitting "and," and "is." In Christ's case, the Headship is united with, nay gained by, His having SAVED the body in the process of redemption; so that (Paul implies) I am not alleging Christ's Headship as one entirely identical with that other, for He has a claim to it, and office in it, peculiar to Himself [ALFORD]. The husband is not saviour of the wife, in which particular Christ excels; hence, "But" (Eph 5:24) follows [BENGEL].

ephesians 5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself [being] the Savior of the body.

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