Ephesians 5:29-31
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
29 For no man ever hates his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ does the church, 30 because we are members of his body. 31 “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”
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Ephesians 5:29-31
New King James Version
29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. 30 For (A)we are members of His body, [a]of His flesh and of His bones. 31 (B)“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the (C)two shall become one flesh.”
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- Ephesians 5:30 NU omits the rest of v. 30.
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