Ephesians 5:24 expands the analogy: wives' submission mirrors the church's submission to Christ, deepening the theological context.

Ephesians 5:21 calls for mutual submission — the immediate context that frames the specific instruction for wives in this verse.

Ephesians 5:33 repeats the call for wives to respect their husbands — a summary parallel within the same passage.

Ephesians 6:5 calls slaves to obey masters, using the same 'as to Christ' motivation as wives are to submit 'as to the Lord'.

Colossians 3:18-25 parallels this household code almost verbatim, reinforcing the same instruction for wives to submit as part of Christian family ethics.

Titus 2:5 explicitly commands younger women to be submissive to their husbands, mirroring this verse's instruction in a pastoral letter.

1 Peter 3:1-6 expands on wives' submission with the example of Sarah, providing a model for reverent conduct.

Esther 1:12 has Vashti refusing the king's command — a direct contrast to the willing submission instructed here.

1 Corinthians 11:3 states that man is head of woman — directly parallel to the headship assumed in the submission command here.

Colossians 3:23 urges doing all work heartily as for the Lord, echoing the 'as to the Lord' motivation behind wife's submission here.

1 Corinthians 14:34 applies a similar submission principle to women in church gatherings, extending the household order to worship settings.

1 Timothy 2:11 echoes the call for women to learn in quiet submission, linking marital submission to broader church conduct.

1 Timothy 2:12 extends the submission theme to teaching authority, forbidding women to teach men—a different but related restriction.