Ephesians 5:31–32
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31vFor this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they wtwo shall be one flesh. 32This is a great mystery: but xI speak xxconcerning Christ and the church.
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- vCited from Gen. 2:24. Cited also Matt. 19:5. Mark 10:7, 8.
- wCited also 1 Cor. 6:16.
- xSee Matt. 25:1.
- xxLuke 7:30 marg. See Acts 2:25.
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“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. This mystery is profound, but I am talking about Christ and the church.
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As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.” This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” (This mystery is great, but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.)
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press