29 For no man ever yet hated his [a]own flesh, but nourished and cherisheth it, even as the Lord doth the Church.

30 For we are members of his body, [b]of his flesh, and of his bones.

31 (A)For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall [c]cleave to his wife, and they twain shall be one flesh.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 5:29 His own body.
  2. Ephesians 5:30 He alludeth to the making of the woman, which signifieth our coupling together with Christ, which is wrought by faith, but is sealed by the Sacrament of the Supper.
  3. Ephesians 5:31 See Matt. 19:5

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