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Ephesians 5:22-33 - Are You Honoring God in Your Marriage?

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  • D.F. Ritsman

This is a Bible study on Ephesians 5:22-33.

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Ephesians 5:14-21 - Are You Living a Spirit-Filled Life?

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  • D.F. Ritsman

This is a Bible study on Ephesians 5:14-21.

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Ephesians 5:3-14 - Practice Moral Purity

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  • D.F. Ritsman

This is a Bible study on Ephesians 5:3-14.

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Ephesians 5:16 - Use of Time

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  • H. Polinder

This article discusses the words of Ephesians 5:16, “making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.”

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What Does It Mean to Submit to One Another in Ephesians 5?

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  • Daniel Darling

What is the meaning of the apostle Paul's language of "submit to one another" in Ephesians 5:20-21? This article explains that Paul is exhorting us to mutual submission, as an act of reverence to Christ and as evidence of the work of his grace in our hearts.

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Ten Things You Should Know about the Filling of the Spirit in Ephesians 5:18

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  • Sam Storms

We are commanded in Ephesians 5:18 to be filled with the Spirit. What does this mean? Here are ten things you need to know on the matter.

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Men and the Marriage Dance

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  • Rob Slane

What is the role of the husband in marriage? This article explains that husbands are called to love and lead. Based on Ephesians 5:25 this article explains this by looking at how the husband is to love and exercise headship in marriage. 

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The Christian Wife

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  • Jason L. Kortering

What is the role of the husband and role of the wife in marriage? Based on Ephesians 5:22-24 this article answers this question.

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Divorce and Remarriage: One Flesh

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  • Cornelis van Dam

This article discusses the argument that marriage cannot be undone because husband and wife are one flesh. The author looks at the passages concerned with "one flesh": Genesis 2:23-24, Leviticus 18, Leviticus 21, and Deuteronomy 24:1-4 from the Old Testament, and then 1 Corinthians 6:15-18 and Ephesians 5:31 from the New Testament.

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Staying Chaste in a Sex-Saturated World

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  • Richard D. Phillips

Christians are called to be sexually pure (chaste). Based on Ephesians 5, this article argues that sexual purity is to characterize single Christians and those who are dating. It shows how this is possible as those called to walk in the light.

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Lead Your Wife Spiritually – A Guide for Husbands

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  • Randy Stinson, Dan Dumas

This article urges husbands to be the spiritual leaders in their marriages, according to Ephesians 5:25-28. It provides several ways in which husbands can lead their wives spiritually.

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How to Love Your Wife: A Guide for Husbands

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  • Randy Stinson, Dan Dumas

This article explains that according to Ephesians 5:22-23, husbands are to lead in love in their marriages.

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Mastering Submission Six Secrets about what the Bible really Teaches

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  • Kevin A. Miller

This article explains from Ephesians 5:21 that submission is personal, spiritual, mutual, beneficial, practical, and countercultural.

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The Love You Don't Need

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  • John MacArthur

This article discusses the kind of love we need to show, in light of Ephesians 5:1-3.

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Ephesians 5:18 – To Be Filled with the Spirit

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  • A. N. Hendriks

This article provides an exposition of Ephesians 5:18, the exhortation to be filled with the Spirit.

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Ephesians 5:25-30 – An Appeal to Married Christian Men to Submit to Their Wives by Loving Them

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  • Peter G. Feenstra

This article is a sermon on Ephesians 5:25-30, about the task of men in marriage.

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Ephesians 5:22-24 – An Appeal to Married Christian Women to Know Their God-Given Position

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  • Peter G. Feenstra

This article is a sermon on Ephesians 5:22-24, about the position of women in marriage.

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Ephesians 5:1-21 – Walking in Love and Light

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  • John VanWoudenberg

This article provides a series of content and application questions on Ephesians 5:1-21.

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Ephesians 5:22-6:9 – God-Honouring Relationships

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  • John VanWoudenberg

This article provides a series of content and application questions on Ephesians 5:22-Ephesians 6:9.

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Ephesians 5:18 – Filled with the Holy Spirit

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  • Klaas Stam

This article discusses what it means to be filled with the Holy Spirit, according to Ephesians 5:18.

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Ephesians 5:18-20 and Mealtime Propriety

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  • Peter W. Gosnell

Ephesians 5:18 contrasts drunkenness with fullness with the Spirit. This essay explores behavioural patterns followed at various Greco-Roman convivial gatherings. Accordingly, the present study suggests that the statements of Ephesians 5:18-20, and ultimately others made throughout the moral teaching in Ephesians, simply reflect the writer's assumption that his readers regularly gathered in a mealtime context.

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"Be Imitators of Me": Paul's Model of Leadership

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  • Andrew D. Clarke

The most important models Paul urges his readers to imitate are those of himself, Christ, and God. He also directs his readers to the behavior of other individuals and occasionally reminds them of the example of other churches. There are also exhortations that his readers become "models" for others to imitate. Questions have been asked regarding the motivation behind Paul’s instruction.

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Being the Fullness of God in Christ by the Spirit: Ephesians 5:18 in Its Epistolary Setting

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  • Timothy G. Gombis

What is the fullness of the Spirit referred to by Paul in Ephesians 5:18? Often this text is read in terms of the empowerment of individual believers for discipleship and ministry, and this leads to difficulties in relating the text to its immediate literary context.

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Of Burner Phones and Busy Lives: Making the Best Use of Time

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  • Nathan Eshelman

How can you make the best use of your time? Based on Ephesians 5:15-16 this article explains that you can redeem the time by purchasing, protecting, positioning, and profiting from time.

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Love and the Husband

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  • Ronald Van Overloop

From Ephesians 5:25 this article shows that man is called to love his wife. It shows that such love mirrors Christ's love.

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Sanctification

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  • Al Baker

This article considers the need to please the Lord, as a fruit of salvation. Ephesians 5:10 is its starting point.

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Ephesians 5:14 – Paul's Creative and Contextual Use of Isaiah

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  • Jonathan M. Lunde, John Anthony Dunn

This study explores the possibility that Paul created the so-called hymnic material he is using in Ephesians 5:14. Supporting this thesis is a study of the way that the passages from Isaiah have been conflated in Ephesians 5 and have influenced the broader contours of Ephesians. The authors first look at the Old Testament text behind the citation and then demonstrates how Paul contextually appropriates the texts for his purposes.

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Ephesians 5:25 – 4 Marks of a Godly Husband's Love

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  • Tim Challies

According to Ephesians 5:25 a godly husband is characterized by his love. This article explains the kind of love the Bible refers to.

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Rekindling the Dying Fire

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  • Al Baker

This article considers the responsibility husbands are given to have unconditional love for their wives, as stated in Ephesians 5:25.

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Ephesians 5:22-23 – One Flesh – The Profound Mystery

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  • Paul Yeulett

This article discusses Scripture's teaching on marriage in Ephesians 5:22-33.

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Limited Atonement

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  • Geoff Thomas

This article offers a scriptural discussion on limited atonement, with due reflection on Paul's words in Ephesians 5:25-27.

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A Radically New Humanity: The Function of the Haustafel in Ephesians

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  • Timothy G. Gombis

Ephesians is mainly concerned with the internal life of new Christian communities. Gombis focuses in his investigation on the function of the haustafel in Ephesians 5. Gombis argues that Paul is laying out a manifesto for the new humanity in the haustafel in 5:22-6:9.

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Ephesians 5:33 – Let the Wife See She Respects Her Husband

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  • Tim Challies

What does Ephesians 5:33 mean in saying that the wife must respect her husband? This article explains that this text must be understood in the context of leadership and submission. It explains ways of showing respect.

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Ephesians 5:18 – Filled with the Spirit

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  • Donald C. Macaskill

From Ephesians 5:18 this article explains the characteristics of a life filled with the Spirit.

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Ephesians 5:25 – Christ's Love for His Church

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  • Geoff Thomas

This article is an exposition of Ephesians 5:25, which speaks of the love of Christ for the church.

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Ephesians 5:22-24 – Wives Submit to Their Husbands

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  • Geoff Thomas

This article is an exposition of Paul's word to wives in Ephesians 5:22-24.

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Ephesians 5:22-24 – Wives and Their Husbands

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  • Sinclair B. Ferguson

This article is an exposition of Ephesians 5:22-24.

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What Shall We Sing?

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  • Stephen Rees

This article discusses congregational singing. It notes New Testament passages like Ephesians 5:18 and Colossians 3:16, and the Old Testament Psalms. Along the way, commentary is offered on modern songbooks and hymnody.

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Marriage and the Family – Marriage and the Bible

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  • Andreas J. Köstenberger, Hywel R. Jones

What is God’s purpose for marriage? Chapter 1 starts to answer this question by looking at what the Old Testament and the New Testament reveals about marriage. Its departure point is the foundational narrative in Genesis 1–3.

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Hermeneutics and Women in the Church

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  • Grant R. Osborne

This paper contends that the determining factor in approaching and resolving questions pertaining to the role of women in the church is hermeneutics. Passages that deal with this topic are identified: 1 Timothy 2:8-15, 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, 1 Corinthians 14:34-36, Ephesians 5:22-33, Colossians 3:18-19, and 1 Peter 3:1-7.

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Ephesians 5:22-6:9, God-Honouring Relationships

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  • John VanWoudenberg

This article consists of questions for a Bible study on Ephesians 5:22-Ephesians 6:9.

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Ephesians 5:1-21, Walking in Love and Light

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  • John VanWoudenberg

This article consists of questions for a Bible study on Ephesians 5:1-21.

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Managing Our Time

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  • Bob Burridge

How do you spend your time? Working from Ephesians 5:15-17, this article shows that Christians have an obligation to manage their time wisely. The author provides practical time management tips.

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The High Calling of Husbands to Love Their Wives (2)

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  • Arie DenHartog

This article looks at the calling of the husband to love his wife (Ephesians 5:25). The author defines the nature and expression of this love. This love is rooted in loving God and knowing His love. It is expressed in marriage through the loving headship of husbands over their wives and children.

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The High Calling of Husbands to Love Their Wives (1)

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  • Arie DenHartog

This article looks at the calling of the husband to love his wife (Ephesians 5:25). The author defines the nature and expression of this love. This love is rooted in loving God and knowing His love. It is expressed in marriage through the loving headship of husbands over their wives and children.

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Wifely Submission: Truly Liberating

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  • Margaret Laning

For the family to be strong, both husband and wife must play their God-given role within the family. This article discusses the role of the wife by looking at Ephesians 5:22. The author looks at what it means to be submissive and gives ways in which wives can show submission.

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Christ and His Church - A Bride From Eternity

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  • Matthew Vogan

This article on Ephesians 5:22-33 describes Christ's relationship to the church in terms of a marriage relationship. This marriage relationship can be understood in the context of Old Testament arranged marriages.

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Ephesians 5:15-21 - Living Wisely

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  • Henry vanderKam

This article is a Bible study on Ephesians 5:15-21.

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Ephesians 5:1-14 - Imitators of God

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  • Henry vanderKam

This article is a Bible study on Ephesians 5:1-14.

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Ephesians 5:1-2 – Don’t Be Yourself

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  • Hank VanderWoerd

This article on Ephesians 5:1-2 is about being imitators of Christ.

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Redeeming the Time

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  • Arie DenHartog

This article is about time and our use of time. Ephesians 5:17 is discussed, as well as time and peace, and priorities.

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Ephesians 5:21-32 – Headship and Submission

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  • Clarence Bouwman

This article is about the relationship between man and woman in marriage. From Ephesians 5:21-32 the author shows what is means that marriage is a relationship of love, and what the headship and submission of man and wife entails.

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Marriage: a lifelong bond

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  • David J. Engelsma

This article is about marriage as a bond for life. The author also looks as marriage and remarriage. Scripture passages like 1 Corinthians 7:39, Ephesians 5:31-32 and Matthew 19:9 is also discussed.

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Ephesians 5:32 - Marriage Is More Than It Appears

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  • Paul Aasman

This article on Ephesians 5:32 is about the deeper meaning of marriage, namely, marriage as an image of the union between Christ and his church.

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What Does It Mean to Be Filled with the Spirit? A Biblical Investigation

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  • Andreas J. Köstenberger

This essay begins with a survey of the Old Testament background to the New Testament teaching on what it means to be filled with the Spirit. It next offers a detailed study of all the references in the New Testament to a filling with the Holy Spirit or a person being full of the Spirit. Detailed attention is given to Ephesians 5:18 and the relevant passages in the book of Acts.

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Ephesians 5:15-17 - Time Management

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  • Jan Huijgen

This article on Ephesians 5:15-17 is about the way we look at time and use the time God has given us.

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Ephesians 5:17-18 - Be Filled with the Spirit and Not with Spirits!

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  • Walter Geurts

In the article on Ephesians 5:17-18 the author focuses on being filled with the Spirit in contrast to enslaving ourselves to alcohol. He also talks about self-control, drunkenness, drugs, and the dangers of other addictions.

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Fostering Wholeness in Family Life: Biblical Principles for Wholeness

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  • Douwe G. J. Agema

This article looks at the position and calling of the family. It also discusses respect in the family and submissiveness in the family. Ephesians 5:21 is an important passage in this article.

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How to Be Filled with the Spirit

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  • John Piper

What does it mean to be "filled with the Spirit" (Ephesians 5:18)? Paul says that those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit (Romans 8:5). And what are these things of the Spirit?

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Ephesians 5:32 - The Mystery of Christ and the Church: Head and Body, “One Flesh”

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  • Andreas J. Köstenberger

Ephesians 5:22–33 is an important passage in debates on headship and submission in marriage. An important aspect of this passage that has not received the attention it deserves, however, is the reference to a “great mystery” (Ephesians 5:32). The term "mystery" occurs consistently throughout Ephesians. An understanding of Paul’s use of the term can help in the understanding of marriage according to Ephesians 5:22–33.

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