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NASB | Ephesians 5:33 Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 5:33 However, each man among you [without exception] is to love his wife as his very own self [with behavior worthy of respect and esteem, always seeking the best for her with an attitude of lovingkindness], and the wife [must see to it] that she respects and delights in her husband [that she notices him and prefers him and treats him with loving concern, treasuring him, honoring him, and holding him dear]. [1 Pet 3:2] |
Subject: Submit . . . unless it hurts? |
Bible Note: charis, Thank you. This sounds like good reasoning. I will poder it. No, fortunately I've never had to counsel a wife in a physically abusive relationship. But I suppose my first inclination would be to find a safe place for her and then get her husband corrected . . . maybe have him dragged naked through a briar patch. I would never advocate any kind of spousal abuse, physical or other. I wonder if, since it truly seems insane to think that a wife should tolerate physical abuse, (because her husband has already left her, or nullified the marriage)does it then follow that she should not tolerate relational neglegence, distance, etc. because he's already "left her," and is not fulfilling his husbandly duties. I agree that it seems a line should exist. but I'm not eager to draw it arbitrarily. That seems arrogant. I want to know if God said where the line is. And if wives are submitting to their husbands "as unto the Lord" when they leave for reasons of abuse (physical or other,) then doesn't the same reasoning dictate that we all should leave Christ when we feel He's not meeting our physical needs, protecting us from physical pain or threat of death, or generally taking care of us like a good husband? I don't think simple logic or rational argumentation can get us where we need to go here. It seems there must be something more. The trouble I see is that some women marry violent or abusive men, and scripture isn't clear to me on what those wives should do about it. At the turn of every page, it seems that the Bible is silent on this. I just want to see what I'm missing. I want the direction my questions point in to be proven wrong. But I want scripture, not just the cultural/political correctness I might otherwise lean toward. Thanks -srchng |