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Ep 5:
Was it okay for a wife not to love her husband?
No. Paul instructed older women in Titus 2:
Strong's Greek: 5362. φίλανδρος (philandros) — 1 Occurrence
HELPS Word-studies:
Was it okay for a wife not to agape-love her husband?
No. 1J 4:
Actually, it did. Paul and Peter emphasized wives' submission to their husbands at times but did not explicitly command them to agape-love their husbands. However, as Christians, Paul and Peter assumed that wives were to agape-love their husbands without saying it. Wives prioritized being loved, while husbands prioritized being respected. In any case, wives were explicitly instructed to G5384-affectionately-love their husbands.
Paul commanded wives to submit to their husbands.
Paul commanded husbands to G25-agape-love their wives.
Similarly, Col 3:
1 Peter 3:
Men were told to love sacrificially, while women were told to submit voluntarily. This was the basic balancing act of a husband-wife relationship.
Was it okay for a wife not to love her husband?
No. Paul instructed older women in Titus 2:
This was not G25-agape-love.
Strong's Greek: 5362. φίλανδρος (philandros) — 1 Occurrence
HELPS Word-studies:
Wives were to G5384-affectionately-love their husbands.
Was it okay for a wife not to agape-love her husband?
No. 1J 4:
Why did the Bible not command wives to love their husbands?
Actually, it did. Paul and Peter emphasized wives' submission to their husbands at times but did not explicitly command them to agape-love their husbands. However, as Christians, Paul and Peter assumed that wives were to agape-love their husbands without saying it. Wives prioritized being loved, while husbands prioritized being respected. In any case, wives were explicitly instructed to G5384-affectionately-love their husbands.
