Firstly, you&#x27;ve misunderstood Ephesians 5 (and probably the rest of the letter).<p>Secondly, you&#x27;re using an argument from silence based on one particular passage to misrepresent the Bible&#x27;s view of polygamy. The Bible only has one perspicuous model of marriage.<p>Thirdly, you can&#x27;t really slip a piece of paper between Paul (or Peter or James or John or any other apostle for that matter) and Jesus. They either stand or fall together. You can&#x27;t pick or choose.<p>Actually, the more I study the various Epistles and Jesus&#x27; teaching, the more encouraged I am to see how remarkably harmonious it is. Not that this should surprise anyone, Jesus himself said of Paul: &quot;This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.&quot; (Acts 9:15).<p>You can&#x27;t have the Father but reject his Son. You can&#x27;t have the Son but reject his servants.