^{23 Ref} For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the church, `being' himself the saviour of the body.

^{24 Ref} But as the church is subject to Christ, so `let' the wives also `be' to their husbands in everything.

^{25 Ref} Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;

^{26 Ref} that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

^{27 Ref} that he might present the church to himself a glorious `church', not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.