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Ephesians 5:27

Purity

25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

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BSB
and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
KJV
That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
WEB
that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without defect.
ASV
that he might present the church to himself a glorious [church], not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
DARBY
that *he* might present the assembly to himself glorious, having no spot, or wrinkle, or any of such things; but that it might be holy and blameless.
BLB
so that He might present to Himself the church in glory, not having spot or wrinkle or any of such things, but that she may be holy and blameless.
ÅB
for at han selv kunne fremstille menigheten for seg i herlighet, uten plett eller rynke eller noe slikt, men at den kunne være hellig og ulastelig.
OTB
og for å presentere henne for seg selv som en strålende kirke, fri fra flekk, rynke, eller noen annen lyte, men hellig og ulastelig.
B1930
forat han selv kunde fremstille menigheten for sig i herlighet, uten plett eller rynke eller noget sådant, men at den kunde være hellig og ulastelig.

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