SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:24
Así que, como la Iglesia est sujeta al Cristo, así tambin las casadas lo estn a sus maridos en todo.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Ephesians 5:24
Verse 24. In every thing.] That is, every lawful thing; for it is not intimated that they should obey their husbands in any thing criminal, or in any thing detrimental to the interests of their souls. The husband may be profligate, and may wish his wife to become such also; he may be an enemy to true religion, and use his authority to prevent his wife from those means of grace which she finds salutary to her soul; in none of these things should she obey him.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 24. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ , &c.] Her head, being wholly dependent upon him, and entirely resigned to him, and receiving all from him; from whom alone is all her expectation of provision, protection, comfort, and happiness; wherefore she has respect to all his commands, and esteems all his precepts concerning all things to be right; and yields a cheerful, voluntary, sincere, and hearty obedience to them; arising from a principle of love to him, and joined with honour, fear, and reverence of him: so [let] the wives [be] to their own husbands in everything : political, domestic, and ecclesiastic; that is consistent with the laws of God, and the Gospel of Christ.
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
αλλ 235 ωσπερ 5618 η 3588 εκκλησια 1577 υποτασσεται 5293 5743 τω 3588 χριστω 5547 ουτως 3779 και 2532 αι 3588 γυναικες 1135 τοις 3588 ιδιοις 2398 ανδρασιν 435 εν 1722 παντι 3956
Vincent's NT Word Studies
24. Therefore (alla). Rev, correctly, but. Offsetting the relation of savior. The comparison does not hold in respect of salvation, but it does hold in respect of subjection.
26 Sanctify and cleanse (agiash kaqarisav). Rev., might sanctify, having cleansed. The Rev. brings out the proper succession of sanctification as a consequence of cleansing: might sanctify after having cleansed.
With the washing of water (tw loutrw tou udatov). Loutron washing is properly laver. Note the article, the laver, as something well known. There is no satisfactory evidence for the meaning washing. The allusion is to baptism. Some find a reference to the bride's bath before marriage.
By the word (en rhmati). Rev., correctly, with the word. To be connected with having cleansed it by the laver of water: not with might sanctify, nor with the laver of water alone, as a descriptive epithet. With the word describes that which accompanies the rite and which is the peculiar element of baptismal purification. Compare John xv. 3. Augustine says: "Take away the word, and what is the water but water?"
Robertson's NT Word Studies
5:24 {But} (alla). Perhaps, "nevertheless," in spite of the difference just noted. Once again the verb hupotassw has to be supplied in the principal clause before tois andrasin either as indicative (hupotassontai) or as imperative (hupotassesqwsan).
