For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
Even as - Greek, 'as also.' See 1 Corinthians 11:3.
And he is. 'Aleph (') A B Delta G f g, Vulgate, read 'Himself, (being) Saviour' etc., omitting "and," and "is," which C has. Christ's Headship is united with-nay, gained by-His having SAVED the body in redemption. The being "head" is common to both the husband and Christ: the bodies to which they are so are different. Another particular in which He does not resemble the husband is, HE and none else х autos (G846)], is the Saviour of the body. The husband is not saviour of the wife, in which Christ excels; hence, "But" (Ephesians 5:24) follows (Bengel).