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22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head (kephalē) of the wife as Christ is the head (kephalē) of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything." NIV
[6] Church leaders have taught that this commandment applies equally to wives loving their husbands. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The LDS Church also teaches that marriage is a partnership of equals, and that partners should be thoughtful, respectful, and loyal to one another. [ 9 ]
John Gill comments on 1 Corinthians 7 and states that polygamy is unlawful; and that one man is to have but one wife, and to keep to her; and that one woman is to have but one husband, and to keep to him and the wife only has a power over the husband's body, a right to it, and may claim the use of it: this power over each other's bodies is not ...
23 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. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
A wife is to collaborate with her husband, respect him, and serve as his helper in managing the household and nurturing the next generation. Complementarians assert that the Bible instructs husbands to lead their families as Head of Household, and to love their wives as Christ loves the Church. They cite the Bible as instructing wives to ...
Polygamist Kody Brown and his four wives became infamous across the world when their TLC show "Sister Wives" aired in 2010. Because they made their lifestyle so public, they were forced to take residence in Nevada to avoid Utah law enforcement. It was their case, Brown v. Buhman that inspired House Bill 99.
1 Cor. 11:3 - 3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. 1 Pet. 3:1 - Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,
A major analogy is that of the body. Just as husband and wife are to be "one flesh", [22] this analogy for the writer describes the relationship of Christ and ekklēsia. [23] Husbands were exhorted to love their wives "just as Christ loved the ekklēsia" and gave himself for it. [24] When Christ nourishes and cherishes the ekklēsia, he ...