Ephesians 5:22 (WEB)
Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
Fathers and councils · 7
Ambrose of Milan
“Or as a woman to a man, as we read: “Let the wives be subject to their husbands;” and again: “Let the woman learn in silence in all subjection”?” — editor's note: Eph. v. 22.
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Jerome
“While they mourn for the husbands they have lost they rejoice at their own deliverance and freedom to choose fresh partners—not, as God wills, to obey these but to rule over them.” — editor's note: Eph. v. 22.
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Augustine of Hippo
“The command is, “Let wives be subject unto their own husbands, as unto the Lord; because the husband is the head of the wife;” and, “Husbands, love your wives.”” — editor's note: Eph. v. 22–28
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“He gives laws for slaves and masters, rulers and ruled, husbands and wives, parents and children, marriage and celibacy, self-discipline and indulgence, wisdom and ignorance, circumcision and uncircumcision, Christ and the world, the flesh and the spirit.” — editor's note: Eph. v. 25, 22.
Read the whole comment“Let the wife, he says, see that she reverence her husband, for so she does Christ; but also he bids the husband cherish his wife, for so Christ does the Church.” — editor's note: Ib. v. 22 seq.
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Tertullian
“But he declares that “wives ought to be in subjection to their husbands:” what reason does he give for this?” — editor's note: Eph. v. 22, 24.
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Clement of Alexandria
“For no man ever yet hated his own flesh.”” — editor's note: Eph. v. 21–29.
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