Husband
A husband is a married man. In Scripture, a husband is called to love his wife faithfully, care for her, and live with her in honor before God.
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A husband is a married man. In Scripture, a husband is called to love his wife faithfully, care for her, and live with her in honor before God.
Description
A husband is a married man who stands in a covenant relationship with his wife. In the Bible, marriage is presented as a God-given union, and the husband is called to love his wife, be faithful to her, and care for her with tenderness and honor. Key New Testament teaching especially emphasizes sacrificial love, with the husband’s conduct patterned after Christ’s love for the church, while also rejecting bitterness, harshness, and neglect. Christians have differed on some implications of marital roles, but mainstream evangelical teaching agrees that Scripture requires husbands to exercise their responsibilities in love, holiness, fidelity, and servant-hearted care.