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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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  1. Ephesians 5:31 tn Grk “the two shall be as one flesh.”
  2. Ephesians 5:31 sn A quotation from Gen 2:24.
  3. 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.