Pentecost Season · Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year B
Ephesians 5:21-32 or Ephesians 5:2a, 25-32
Christ and the Church
August 22, 2027
Overview & Insights
"This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church." (Ephesians 5:32)
Paul calls believers to be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ and frames marriage in that light. He reads the union of husband and wife as a sign of the deeper mystery of Christ's love for the church.
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Commentary
Ephesians 5: Marriage and the Mystery of Christ Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on submission, marriage, and the church.
Ephesians 5:22-33 Commentary Precept Austin
A deep gathering of word studies and cross references verse by verse on husbands, wives, and Christ and the church.
Ephesians 5:21 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries on mutual submission and the marriage mystery in one place.
Barnes' Notes on Ephesians 5 StudyLight
Albert Barnes' notes on the whole chapter of Ephesians 5.
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B): Readings Agape Bible Study
A Catholic reading study that opens Paul's image of Christ and the church.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: Ephesians Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on the letter to the Ephesians and its themes.
Ephesians 5:21 Greek Interlinear BibleHub
Greek word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for mutual submission and the marriage mystery.
Book of Ephesians Overview BibleProject
An animated overview of Ephesians and its vision of unity in Christ.
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