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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: Worthy of Honor but not of Respect |
Bible Note: We can't simply add or subtract words or change the meaning of the words in a text to suit or ideological views. God said what He meant and He meant what He said. There are reasons for it that are beyond the ideologies of our generation and they make perfect sense. Read Genesis 3:16, 1 Cor 14:35-36, and 1 Tim 2:12-14. It may not be palatable to the women or the men of our day. But it is the Word of God. We dare not alter it. And we best believe it. Yes a woman should fear her husband. He is physically, emotionally, and spiritually superior to her. Made that way of God. And her fear of her husband, if he be in God's will, keeps her from transgression. Not to say that the man does not owe the woman his love and vice a versa. This too is true. And it makes the whole exchange very fair. |