ISB ~ Ephesians 5 v21

subject to one another:This verse marks a transition into Paul’s teaching on family life.

He calls for mutual submission within the network of relationships that follow:husbands and wives (5:22-25), parents and children (6:1-4), slaves and masters (6:5-9). The submission Paul enjoins in these various circumstances is reciprocal although not strictly identical, for the commands given to husbands, fathers, and masters are different from those given to wives, children, and slaves. For similar household codes, see Col 3:18-4:1 and 1 Pet 2:13-3:12 (CCC 1642).