23. Because the husband is head of the wife, as also the Messiah is head of the assembly, and He is Saviour of the body.
24. But as the assembly is subject to Messiah, so also let the wives be to their own husbands in every respect.
25. Husbands, love your wives, as Messiah also did love the assembly and gave Himself for it,
26. in order to set it apart and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Word,
27. in order to present it to Himself a splendid assembly, not having spot or wrinkle or any of this sort, but that it might be set-apart and blameless.
28. In this way husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
29. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but feeds and cherishes it, as also the Master does the assembly.
30. Because we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.
31. “For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”
32. This secret is great, but I speak concerning Messiah and the assembly.