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Ephesians 5:23

For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

Ephesians 5:23 BSB

Ephesians 5:23 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Corinthians 11:3–10 (16 votes) and Colossians 1:18 (12 votes). 26 other verses point back to it. It links with 14 other books, from Genesis 3 to Revelation 19.

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Which verses does Ephesians 5:23 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. 1 Corinthians 11:3–1016 votes

    But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. …

  2. Colossians 1:1812 votes

    And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

  3. Ephesians 1:22–235 votes

    And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

  4. Ephesians 5:25–265 votes

    Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

  5. Ephesians 4:153 votes

    Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.

  6. 1 Thessalonians 1:100 votes

    and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

  7. Revelation 5:9-1 votes

    And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

  8. 1 Corinthians 6:13-2 votes

    “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

  9. Acts 20:28-3 votes

    Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

Which verses point to Ephesians 5:23?

The 10 strongest of 26.