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Ephesians 5:31-32
King James Version
Ephesians 5:31-32
King James Version
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.
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Ephesians 5:31-32
New English Translation
Ephesians 5:31-32
New English Translation
31 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become[a] one flesh.[b] 32 This mystery is great—but I am actually[c] speaking with reference to Christ and the church.
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- Ephesians 5:31 tn Grk “the two shall be as one flesh.”
- Ephesians 5:31 sn A quotation from Gen 2:24.
- Ephesians 5:32 tn The term “actually” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied in the English translation to bring out the heightened sense of the statement.
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