KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Ephesians 5:27
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
WEB World English Bible
that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
that he might present it to himself the assembly in glory, not having spot or wrinkle, or any of such things, but that it may be holy and unblemished;
Surrounding context — Ephesians 5
24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so [let] the wives [be] to their own husbands in every thing.
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,
27 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:
30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toπαραστήσῃG3936 · paristēmito stand byαὐτὸςG846 · autosit/s/heἑαυτῷG1438 · heautouthemselfἔνδοξονG1741 · endoxoshonoredτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐκκλησίανG1577 · ekklēsiaassemblyμὴG3361 · mēnotἔχουσανG2192 · echōto have/beσπίλονG4696 · spilosstainἢG2228 · ēorῥυτίδαG4512 · rhutiswrinkleἤG2228 · ēorτιG5100 · tisoneτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoτοιούτων,G5108 · toioutossuch as thisἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toᾖG1510 · eimito beἁγίαG40 · hagiosholyκαὶG2532 · kaiandἄμωμος.G299 · amōmosblameless
Cross-references
Colossians 1:22In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:Hebrews 9:14How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?1 Peter 1:19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:2 Corinthians 11:2For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present [you as] a chaste virgin to Christ.Ephesians 1:4According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:2 Corinthians 4:14Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present [us] with you.Song of Solomon 4:7Thou [art] all fair, my love; [there is] no spot in thee.Jude 1:24Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present [you] faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,2 Peter 3:14Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.Colossians 1:28Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:Jude 1:21Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.1 Thessalonians 5:23And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and [I pray God] your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.Revelation 21:10-27And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,Hebrews 12:22-24But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,Isaiah 60:15-20Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through [thee], I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.Revelation 7:9-17After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;Psalm 45:13The king’s daughter [is] all glorious within: her clothing [is] of wrought gold.Isaiah 62:3Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
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