Ephesians 5:32 - Easy To Read Version That secret truth is very important—I am talking about Christ and the church. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition This mystery is very great, but I speak concerning [the relation of] Christ and the church. American Standard Version (1901) This mystery is great: but I speak in regard of Christ and of the church. Common English Bible Marriage is a significant allegory, and I’m applying it to Christ and the church. Catholic Public Domain Version This is a great Sacrament. And I am speaking in Christ and in the Church. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version This is a great sacrament; but I speak in Christ and in the church. |
Why? Because your husband {\cf2\super [429]} \par is the One (God) who made you.\par His name is the Lord All-Powerful.\par He is the Protector {\cf2\super [430]} of Israel.\par He is the Holy One of Israel.\par And he will be called\par the God of all the earth!\par
The bride always belongs to the bridegroom. {\cf2\super [55]} The friend that helps the bridegroom just waits and listens. He’s happy just to hear the bridegroom talk. That’s how I feel now. I’m so happy that he (Jesus) is here.
I feel jealousy for you. And this jealousy is a jealousy that comes from God. I promised to give you to Christ. Christ must be your only husband. I want to give you to Christ to be his pure bride. {\cf2\super [30]}
\{The Scriptures {\cf2\super [42]} say,\} “So a man will leave his father and mother and join his wife. And the two people will become one.” {\cf2\super [43]}
But each one of you must love his wife like he loves himself. And a wife must respect her husband.
Also pray for me. Pray that when I speak, God will give me words so that I can tell the secret truth about the Good News {\cf2\super [48]} without fear.
I want them to be strengthened and joined together with love. I want them to have the full confidence that comes from understanding. I mean I want them to know fully the secret truth that God has made known. That truth is Christ himself.
In the same way, the men who serve as special helpers {\cf2\super [11]} must be men that people can respect. These men must not say things they don’t mean, and they must not use their time drinking too much wine. They must not be men who are always trying to get rich by cheating others.
And I saw the holy city coming down out of heaven from God. This holy city is the new Jerusalem. {\cf2\super [157]} It was prepared like a bride dressed for her husband.