Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 5:33
33. Nevertheless Although the marital is the subordinate mystery. Let every one of you Husband or wife faithfully perform the duties herein illustrated. As himself In accordance with this conceptual oneness. Reverence… husband Just as it is her husband’s duty to be worthy to be revered, it is one of “woman’s rights” not, unhappily, always attained to have “a husband to whom she can look up.” But an effeminate man and a masculine woman are equally abnormal and unattractive beings. read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 5:22-33
II. IN THE FAMILY AND DOMESTIC CONSTITUTIONS, Ephesians 5:22; Ephesians 5:22 to Ephesians 6:9. a. Wives and husbands, Ephesians 5:22-33 . St. Paul here makes transition, clear, indeed, yet so slight as scarce to be marked, from his model Church to his model family. Indeed, the two are one. The family is not only a part of the Church, but also in itself a Church, modelled ideally after the ideal Church, impregnated with Christian principle through its whole structure. Scientists may... read more