31 For this reason a man will leave
his father and mother
and be joined to his wife,(A)
and the two will become one flesh.(B)[a]

32 This mystery(C) is profound, but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33 To sum up, each one of you is to love his wife as himself, and the wife is to respect her husband.

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31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”[a](A) 32 This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33 However, each one of you also must love his wife(B) as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 5:31 Gen. 2:24