Ephesians 5:32
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32 This is a great mystery, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.
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2 Corinthians 11:2
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2 I feel a divine jealousy for you, for I promised you in marriage to one husband, to present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.(A)
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Revelation 21:2
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2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.(A)
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Colossians 2:2
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2 I want their hearts to be encouraged and united in love, so that they may have all the riches of assured understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery, that is, Christ,[a](A)
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- 2.2 Other ancient authorities read of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ
Isaiah 62:4-5
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4 You shall no more be termed Forsaken,
and your land shall no more be termed Desolate,
but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her
and your land Married,
for the Lord delights in you,
and your land shall be married.(A)
5 For as a young man marries a young woman,
so shall your builder[a] marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so shall your God rejoice over you.(B)
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- 62.5 Cn: Heb your sons
Isaiah 54:5
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5 For your Maker is your husband;
the Lord of hosts is his name;
the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer;
the God of the whole earth he is called.(A)
Revelation 19:7-8
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7 Let us rejoice and exult
and give him the glory,
for the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has made herself ready;(A)
8 to her it has been granted to be clothed
with fine linen, bright and pure”—
for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.(B)
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John 3:29
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29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom who stands and hears him rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. For this reason my joy has been fulfilled.(A)
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1 Timothy 3:16
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16 Without any doubt, the mystery of godliness is great:
He[a] was revealed in flesh,
vindicated[b] in spirit,[c]
seen by angels,
proclaimed among gentiles,
believed in throughout the world,
taken up in glory.(A)
Psalm 45:9-17
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9 daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor;
at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.(A)
10 Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear;
forget your people and your father’s house,(B)
11 and the king will desire your beauty.
Since he is your lord, bow to him;(C)
12 Daughter Tyre will seek your favor with gifts,
the richest of the people(D) 13 with all kinds of wealth.
The princess is decked in her chamber with gold-woven robes;[a](E)
14 in many-colored robes she is led to the king;
behind her the virgins, her companions, follow.(F)
15 With joy and gladness they are led along
as they enter the palace of the king.
16 In the place of ancestors you, O king,[b] shall have sons;
you will make them princes in all the earth.(G)
17 I will cause your name to be celebrated in all generations;
therefore the peoples will praise you forever and ever.(H)
Ephesians 6:19
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19 Pray also for me, so that when I speak a message may be given to me to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,[a](A)
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- 6.19 Other ancient authorities lack of the gospel
1 Timothy 3:8
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Qualifications of Deacons
8 Deacons likewise must be serious, not double-tongued, not indulging in much wine, not greedy for money;(A)
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