Ephesians 5:32
30 For we are members of His body.
31 “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 mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.
33 Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.
- KJV
- This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
- WEB
- This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and the assembly.
- ASV
- This mystery is great: but I speak in regard of Christ and of the church.
- DARBY
- This mystery is great, but *I* speak as to Christ, and as to the assembly.
- BLB
- This mystery is great, but I speak as to Christ and as to the church.
- ÅB
- Denne hemmelighet er stor; men jeg tenker hermed på Kristus og på menigheten.
- OTB
- Dette er et dypt mysterium—men jeg sikter til Kristus og kirken.
- B1930
- Denne hemmelighet er stor; men jeg tenker hermed på Kristus og på menigheten.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 21:2
I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Read in context2 Corinthians 11:2
I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
Read in contextIsaiah 54:5
For your husband is your Maker— the LORD of Hosts is His name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.
Read in contextRevelation 19:7–8
Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
Read in contextColossians 2:2
that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
Read in contextIsaiah 62:4–5
No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.
Read in context1 Timothy 3:16
By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
Read in contextJohn 3:29
The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
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