Ephesians 5:29-31
Good News Translation
(29 None of us ever hate our own bodies. Instead, we feed them, and take care of them, just as Christ does the church; 30 for we are members of his body.) 31 (A)As the scripture says, “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and unite with his wife, and the two will become one.”
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Ephesians 5:29-31
New International Version
29 After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— 30 for we are members of his body.(A) 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](B)
Footnotes
- Ephesians 5:31 Gen. 2:24
Ephesians 5:29-31
King James Version
29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
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.
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