King James Version

Ephesians 5:23

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Christ here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before He Himself here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “is” (ἐστιν) before Savior here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ὅτιhotiForὅτιconjunction — “For”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.Forἀνήρanērhusbandἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “husband”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.the husbandἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isκεφαλὴkephalēheadκεφαλήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “head”, the subject formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.the headτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γυναικὸςgunaikosof the wifeγυνή (gunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the wife”, the of-formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “wife”.of the wifeὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΧριστὸςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.κεφαλὴkephalēheadκεφαλήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “head”, the subject formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasassemblyἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “assembly”, the of-formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.αὐτὸςautosheαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.heσωτὴρsōtērsaviourσωτήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “saviour”, the subject formG4990a savior, deliverer, preserver.the saviourτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σώματοςsōmatosof the bodyσῶμα (sōma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of the body”, the of-formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.of the body

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καὶkaievenκαίconjunction — “even”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “even”.ἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

because the husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ [is] head of the assembly, and he is saviour of the body,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

Young’s Literal Translation

because the husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ [is] head of the assembly, and he is saviour of the body,

World English Bible

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.

Darby Translation

for a husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ [is] head of the assembly. He [is] Saviour of the body.

Douay-Rheims

Because the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church. He is the saviour of his body.

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