KJV King James Version
For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
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Ephesians 5:30
For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For we are members of His body.
WEB World English Bible
because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.
ASV American Standard Version
because we are members of his body.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
because members we are of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones;
Surrounding context — 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.
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.
31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife [see] that she reverence [her] husband.
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1 Corinthians 6:15Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make [them] the members of an harlot? God forbid.1 Corinthians 12:12-27For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also [is] Christ.Romans 12:5So we, [being] many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.Genesis 2:23And Adam said, This [is] now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.Ephesians 1:23Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.Colossians 2:19And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
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