KJV King James Version
This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Ephesians 5:32
This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.
WEB World English Bible
This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly.
ASV American Standard Version
This mystery is great: but I speak in regard of Christ and of the church.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
this secret is great, and I speak in regard to Christ and to the assembly;
Surrounding context — Ephesians 5
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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
τὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoμυστήριονG3466 · mustērionmysteryτοῦτοG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itμέγαG3173 · megasgreatἐστίν,G1510 · eimito beἐγὼG1473 · egōI/weδὲG1161 · dethenλέγωG3004 · legōto sayεἰςG1519 · eistowardΧριστὸνG5547 · ChristosChristκαὶG2532 · kaiandεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐκκλησίαν.G1577 · ekklēsiaassembly
Cross-references
Revelation 21:2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.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.Isaiah 54:5For thy Maker [is] thine husband; the LORD of hosts [is] his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.Revelation 19:7-8Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.Colossians 2:2That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;Isaiah 62:4-5Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.1 Timothy 3:16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.John 3:29He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.Song of Solomon 1:1-8The song of songs, which [is] Solomon’s.Psalm 45:9-17Kings’ daughters [were] among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.Ephesians 6:19And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,1 Timothy 3:8Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
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