SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:23
Porque el marido es cabeza de la mujer, así como el Cristo es cabeza de la Iglesia; y l es el que da la salud al cuerpo.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Ephesians 5:23
Verse 23. For the husband is the head of the wife] This is the reason which the apostle gives for his injunctions. See above. He is the saviour of the body.] As Christ exercises authority over the Church so as to save and protect it, so let the husband exercise authority over his wife by protecting, comforting, and providing her with every necessary and comfort of life, according to his power.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 23. For the husband is the head of the wife , &c.] (See Gill on Corinthians 11:3). Even as Christ is the head of the church ; all the elect; (see Gill on Ephesians 1:22). And he is the Saviour of the body; not of our body, as the Ethiopic version reads, of that part of man, which is called the body; though that indeed is redeemed and saved by Christ, as well as the soul; but of his body, as the Vulgate Latin version reads; that is, of the church, which is his body; (see Ephesians 1:23); of which he is the Saviour; he provides everything for it, preserves and protects it, and has wrought out salvation for it, which every member of it partakes of.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 22-33 - The duty of wives is, submission to their husbands in the Lord, whic includes honouring and obeying them, from a principle of love to them The duty of husbands is to love their wives. The love of Christ to the church is an example, which is sincere, pure, and constant notwithstanding her failures. Christ gave himself for the church, tha he might sanctify it in this world, and glorify it in the next, that he might bestow on all his members a principle of holiness, and delive them from the guilt, the pollution, and the dominion of sin, by thos influences of the Holy Spirit, of which baptismal water was the outwar sign. The church and believers will not be without spot or wrinkle til they come to glory. But those only who are sanctified now, shall be glorified hereafter. The words of Adam, mentioned by the apostle, ar spoken literally of marriage; but they have also a hidden sense in them, relating to the union between Christ and his church. It was kind of type, as having resemblance. There will be failures and defect on both sides, in the present state of human nature, yet this does no alter the relation. All the duties of marriage are included in unit and love. And while we adore and rejoice in the condescending love of Christ, let husbands and wives learn hence their duties to each other Thus the worst evils would be prevented, and many painful effects woul be avoided __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
οτι 3754 ο 3588 ανηρ 435 εστιν 2076 5748 κεφαλη 2776 της 3588 γυναικος 1135 ως 5613 και 2532 ο 3588 χριστος 5547 κεφαλη 2776 της 3588 εκκλησιας 1577 και 2532 αυτος 846 εστιν 2076 5748 σωτηρ 4990 του 3588 σωματος 4983
Vincent's NT Word Studies
23. He is the savior of the body. In this particular the comparison between the husband as the head of the wife, and Christ as the head of the Church, does not hold. Hence Rev., properly, renders for and He is, being Himself; Himself separating the clause from what was previously said. The comparison lies in the fact of headship alone. The husband's love and protection cannot be called salvation, in which respect Christ's headship is peculiar to Himself.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
5:23 {For the husband is the head of the wife} (hoti aner estin kefale tes gunaikos). "For a husband is head of the (his) wife." No article with aner or kefale. {As Christ also is the head of the church} (hws kai ho cristos kefale tes ekklesias). No article with kefale, "as also Christ is head of the church." this is the comparison, but with a tremendous difference which Paul hastens to add either in an appositional clause or as a separate sentence. {Himself the savior of the body} (autos swter tou swmatos). He means the church as the body of which Christ is head and Savior.
