Ephesians 5:23 - Compare All Versions

Ephesians 5:23 NIV (New International Version)

For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.

Ephesians 5:23 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.

Ephesians 5:23 NLT (New Living Translation)

For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church.

Ephesians 5:23 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

because the husband is the head of the wife  as Christ is the head  of the church. He is the Savior of the body.

Ephesians 5:23 KJV (King James Version)

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 NKJV (New King James Version)

For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.

Ephesians 5:22-24 MSG (The Message)

Wives, understand and support your husbands in ways that show your support for Christ. The husband provides leadership to his wife the way Christ does to his church, not by domineering but by cherishing. So just as the church submits to Christ as he exercises such leadership, wives should likewise submit to their husbands.

Ephesians 5:23 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

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.

Ephesians 5:23 AMP (Amplified Bible)

For the husband is head of the wife, as Christ is head of the church, Himself being the Savior of the body.

Ephesians 5:23 NET (New English Translation)

because the husband is the head of the wife as also Christ is the head of the church – he himself being the savior of the body.