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In the biblical context, the role of a husband is deeply rooted in the creation narrative and further expounded upon in both the Old and New Testaments. The husband is portrayed as the head of the family, a role that carries significant responsibilities and expectations.

Creation and Original Design

The concept of husbandhood begins in Genesis, where God creates man and woman. Genesis 2:24 states, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh." This verse establishes the foundational principle of marriage, highlighting the unity and partnership between husband and wife.

Responsibilities and Leadership

The Bible outlines specific responsibilities for husbands, emphasizing leadership, love, and provision. Ephesians 5:23 declares, "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." This leadership is not authoritarian but is modeled after Christ's sacrificial love for the church.

Husbands are called to love their wives selflessly. Ephesians 5:25 instructs, "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her." This love is characterized by sacrifice, care, and a commitment to the well-being of the wife.

Provision and Protection

The role of a husband also includes providing for and protecting his family. 1 Timothy 5:8 states, "If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever." This provision is not limited to material needs but extends to spiritual and emotional support.

Mutual Respect and Honor

While the husband is the head of the family, the Bible also emphasizes mutual respect and honor between spouses. 1 Peter 3:7 advises, "Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered." This verse underscores the importance of understanding, respect, and shared spiritual inheritance.

Challenges and Growth

The role of a husband is not without challenges. The Bible acknowledges the difficulties that can arise in marriage and encourages husbands to grow in their faith and character. Colossians 3:19 warns, "Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them." This admonition calls for patience, kindness, and a gentle spirit.

Conclusion

The biblical portrayal of husbands is one of leadership, love, and responsibility. Through the lens of Scripture, husbands are called to emulate Christ's love for the church, providing for, protecting, and honoring their wives. This role, while challenging, is integral to the biblical vision of family and marriage.

Greek

5362. philandros -- loving men, (of a wife) loving her husband
... Word Origin from philos and aner Definition loving men, (of a wife) loving her husband
NASB Word Usage love their husbands (1). love their husband. ...
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435. aner -- a man
... word Definition a man NASB Word Usage brethren* (13), gentlemen (1), husband
(39), husbands (13), man (71), man's (2), men (70), virgin* (1). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

113. adon -- lord
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition lord NASB Word Usage husbands (1), Lord
(5), lord (172), lord's (9), lords (2), master (91), master's (24), masters ...
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1167. baal -- owner, lord
... 1), bridegroom (1), captain (1), case* (1), charmer* (1), citizens (1), creditor*
(1), dominant (1), dreamer* (1), due (1), husband (8), husbands (2), leaders ...
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376. ish -- man
... 1), father* (1), fellow (3), fellows (2), friend* (1), friends* (1), high* (1),
himself (1), hunter* (1), husband (65), husband's (1), husbands (4), idiot* (1 ...
/hebrew/376.htm - 7k

Library

The Duties of Husbands and Wives.
... Shorter and Longer Versions Chapter V."The duties of husbands and wives. Flee
evil arts; but all the more discourse in public regarding them. ...
/.../chapter v the duties of husbands.htm

The Duties of Husbands and Wives.
... Syriac Version Chapter V."The duties of husbands and wives. Flee wicked
arts; but all the more discourse regarding them. Speak ...
/.../chapter v the duties of husbands 2.htm

Duties of Husbands, Wives, Parents, and Children.
... Chapter IX."Duties of husbands, wives, parents, and children. Let the husbands
love their wives, remembering that, at the creation ...
/.../chapter ix duties of husbands wives.htm

Of those who Put Away their Wives or Husbands, that So they Remain ...
... Canon CII. (Greek cv.) Of those who put away their wives or husbands, that so they
remain. Of those who put away their wives or husbands, that so they remain. ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon cii greek cv of.htm

The Apostle Has Made Known to us Certain Three Unions...
... The command is, "Let wives be subject unto their own husbands, as unto the Lord;
because the husband is the head of the wife;" [1889] and, "Husbands, love your ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/on continence/section 23 the apostle has.htm

Letter clix. To Nic??tas, Bishop of Aquileia.
... II. About the women who married again when their husbands were taken prisoners.
As then you say that through the disasters of war ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/letter clix to nicaetas bishop.htm

1 Cor. xiv. 34
... to be silent," but instead of "to be silent," he set down what is more, to wit,
"the being in subjection." And if this be so in respect of husbands, much more ...
/.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily xxxvii 1 cor xiv.htm

By what Right or Agreement the Romans Obtained their First Wives.
... and then waging war with their fathers-in-law; so that the wretched women, before
they had recovered from the wrong done them by their husbands, were dowried ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 13 by what right or.htm

Whether the Adornment of Women is Devoid of Mortal Sin?
... being neither married nor wishful to marry, should think how they may please God:
whereas the others think on the things of the world, either husbands how they ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the adornment of women.htm

Letter xv. Social and Relative Duties.
... apostle Peter says, that the holy women of old adorned themselves with a meek and
quiet spirit, and were in subjection to their own husbands: and particularly ...
/.../letter xv social and relative.htm

Thesaurus

Submissive (12 Occurrences)
... Submissive (12 Occurrences). Ephesians 5:24 And just as the Church submits to Christ,
so also married women should be entirely submissive to their husbands. ...
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Subjection (40 Occurrences)
... WEB ASV NAS). Ephesians 5:22 Wives, 'be in subjection' unto your own husbands,
as unto the Lord. (ASV). Colossians 3:18 Wives, be ...
/s/subjection.htm - 18k

Wives (159 Occurrences)
... Matthew 22:30 For when they come back from the dead there are no husbands
and wives, but they are as the angels in heaven. (BBE). ...
/w/wives.htm - 38k

Submit (36 Occurrences)
... (Root in KJV WEY DBY WBS NIV). Ephesians 5:22 Wives, submit yourselves unto
your own husbands, as unto the Lord. (KJV WEY DBY WBS NIV). ...
/s/submit.htm - 17k

Married (152 Occurrences)
... also says; (WEY). 1 Corinthians 14:35 and if they wish to ask questions, they
should ask their own husbands at home. For it is disgraceful ...
/m/married.htm - 35k

Subject (99 Occurrences)
... Ephesians 5:22 Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. ... Colossians
3:18 Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. ...
/s/subject.htm - 37k

Women (328 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 14:35 And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands
at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. (KJV WBS YLT). ...
/w/women.htm - 39k

Naomi (25 Occurrences)
... course of time he died, as also his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, who had married
women of Moab, and three widows were left mourning the loss of their husbands. ...
/n/naomi.htm - 17k

Ruled (84 Occurrences)
... 1 Peter 3:1 Wives, be ruled by your husbands; so that even if some of them give
no attention to the word, their hearts may be changed by the behaviour of their ...
/r/ruled.htm - 31k

Sober (18 Occurrences)
... Titus 2:4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their
husbands, to love their children, (KJV WEY WBS YLT). Titus ...
/s/sober.htm - 12k

Resources

What does it mean that husbands are to love their wives? | GotQuestions.org

What are the roles of the husband and wife in a family? | GotQuestions.org

Does a wife have to submit to her husband? | GotQuestions.org

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Husbands (31 Occurrences)

Matthew 22:30
For when they come back from the dead there are no husbands and wives, but they are as the angels in heaven.
(BBE)

John 4:18
for you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband. This you have said truly."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 14:35
If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a woman to chatter in the assembly.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ephesians 5:22
Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ephesians 5:24
But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ephesians 5:28
Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
(WEB ASV BBE YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Colossians 3:18
Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Colossians 3:19
Husbands, love your wives, and don't be bitter against them.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Timothy 3:12
Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Titus 1:6
Men having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith, children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or are uncontrolled.
(BBE)

Titus 2:4
that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Titus 2:5
to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God's word may not be blasphemed.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Peter 3:1
In like manner, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don't obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Peter 3:5
For this is how the holy women before, who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Peter 3:7
You husbands, in like manner, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 21:7
They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profaned; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband; for he is holy unto his God.
(See NIV)

Numbers 36:6
This is the order of the Lord about the daughters of Zelophehad: The Lord says, Let them take as their husbands whoever is most pleasing to them, but only among the family of their father's tribe.
(BBE)

Numbers 36:11
For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, took as their husbands the sons of their father's brothers:
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 7:3
Do not take wives or husbands from among them; do not give your daughters to their sons, or take their daughters for your sons.
(BBE)

Ruth 1:9
May the Lord give you rest in the houses of your husbands. Then she gave them a kiss; and they were weeping bitterly.
(BBE)

Ruth 1:11
Naomi said, "Go back, my daughters. Why do you want to go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ruth 1:13
would you therefore wait until they were grown? Would you therefore stay from having husbands? No, my daughters, for it grieves me much for your sakes, for the hand of Yahweh is gone forth against me."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)

Esther 1:17
For this deed of the queen will become known to all women, causing them to show contempt for their husbands, when it is reported,'King Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she didn't come.'
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Esther 1:20
When the king's decree which he shall make is published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give their husbands honor, both great and small."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 29:6
Take wives, and father sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply there, and don't be diminished.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Jeremiah 44:19
When we burned incense to the queen of the sky, and poured out drink offerings to her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings to her, without our husbands?
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 16:38
And you will be judged by me as women are judged who have been untrue to their husbands and have taken life; and I will let loose against you passion and bitter feeling.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 16:45
You are the daughter of your mother, who loathes her husband and her children; and you are the sister of your sisters, who loathed their husbands and their children: your mother was a Hittite, and your father an Amorite.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Hosea 4:13
They make offerings on the tops of mountains, burning perfumes in high places, under trees of every sort, because their shade is good: and so your daughters are given up to loose ways and your brides are false to their husbands.
(BBE)

Amos 4:1
Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husbands, "Bring us drinks!"
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Husbands

Husbands Love

Husbands Role

Husbands: Bad: Ahasuerus

Husbands: Bad: Solomon

Husbands: Duties of, not to Interfere With Their Duties to Christ

Husbands: Duty of, to Wives: Not to Leave Them, Though Unbelieving

Husbands: Duty of, to Wives: To be Faithful to Them

Husbands: Duty of, to Wives: To Comfort Them

Husbands: Duty of, to Wives: To Consult With Them

Husbands: Duty of, to Wives: To Dwell With Them for Life