Ephesians 5:29-31
New Testament for Everyone
29 After all, nobody ever hates his own flesh: he feeds it and takes care of it, just as the Messiah does with the church, 30 because we are parts of his body. 31 “That’s why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two become one flesh.”
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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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