Eph 5:23 | RWP | e4.org | For the husband is the head of the wife ( οτ ανηρ εστιν κεφαλη της γυναικος ). "For a husband is head of the (his) wife." No article with ανηρ or κεφαλη . As Christ also is the head of the church ( ως κα ο Χριστος κεφαλη της εκκλησιας ). No article with κεφαλη , "as also Christ is head of the church." This is the comparison, but with a tremendous difference which Paul hastens to add either in an appositional clause or as a separate sentence. Himself the saviour of the body ( αυτος σωτηρ του σωματος ). He means the church as the body of which Christ is head and Saviour.

‏ Ephesians 5:23

For the husband is the head of the wife ( οτ ανηρ εστιν κεφαλη της γυναικος ). "For a husband is head of the (his) wife." No article with ανηρ or κεφαλη.

As Christ also is the head of the church ( ως κα ο Χριστος κεφαλη της εκκλησιας ). No article with κεφαλη, "as also Christ is head of the church." This is the comparison, but with a tremendous difference which Paul hastens to add either in an appositional clause or as a separate sentence.

Himself the saviour of the body ( αυτος σωτηρ του σωματος ). He means the church as the body of which Christ is head and Saviour.