For your Maker is your husband —Adonai-Tzva’ot is His Name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer. He will be called God of all the earth.
Ephesians 5:32 - Tree of Life Version This mystery is great—but I am talking about Messiah and His community. 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. |
For your Maker is your husband —Adonai-Tzva’ot is His Name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer. He will be called God of all the earth.
The one who has the bride is the bridegroom, but the best man rejoices when he stands and hears the bridegroom’s voice. So now my joy is complete!
For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. For I betrothed you to one husband, to present you to Messiah as a pure virgin.
“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”
In any case, let each of you love his own wife as himself, and let the wife respect her husband.
And pray for me when I open my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,
My purpose is that their hearts, joined together in love, may be encouraged. May they have all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, leading to a true knowledge of the mystery of God—that is, Messiah.
Now beyond question, great is the mystery of godliness: He was revealed in the flesh, Vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Trusted throughout the world, Taken up in glory.
Servant-leaders likewise must be dignified, not double-speaking, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain.
I also saw the holy city—the New Jerusalem—coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.