Ephesians 5:22–33: How to Rate Your Marriage
Paul does not hand couples a scorecard. He calls each spouse to a self-giving posture measured against Christ, and he grounds both callings in the gospel rather than in a spouse's performance.
Ephesians 5:25–33: Love Like Christ in Marriage
Ephesians 5:25–33 makes Christ's self-giving love the pattern for marriage. The passage calls husbands to costly sacrifice and wives to respect, and it ties the one-flesh union to the mystery of Christ and the assembly.
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Ephesians 5:21–33 places marriage under the fear of Christ, where headship looks like the cross and love looks like self-giving. Both spouses are called to turn from self-interest toward the other.