Ephesians 5:29-31

New King James Version

²⁹For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. ³⁰For ^(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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Footnotes

Ephesians 5:30 NU omits the rest of v. 30.

Ephesians 5:29-31

New International Version

²⁹After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— ³⁰for 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)