Ephesians 5:32

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This mystery is great—but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

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  • 2 Cor 11:2 : 2 For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
  • Col 2:2 : 2 I do this so that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and that they may have all the riches of full assurance of understanding, which leads to the full knowledge of God's mystery—Christ himself.
  • Isa 54:5 : 5 For your Maker is your husband—the Lord of Hosts is His name. Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of all the earth.
  • Isa 62:4-5 : 4 You will no longer be called 'Abandoned,' and your land will no longer be called 'Desolate;' instead, you will be called 'My Delight is in Her,' and your land 'Married.' For the LORD delights in you, and your land will be married. 5 For as a young man marries a virgin, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
  • Rev 21:2 : 2 And I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And undeniably, great is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, justified by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, and taken up in glory.
  • Rev 19:7-8 : 7 Let us rejoice and be glad, and give Him glory, because the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has prepared herself. 8 It was granted to her to be clothed in fine linen, bright and clean. For the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.
  • John 3:29 : 29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and listens to him, rejoices greatly at the sound of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore, this joy of mine is now complete.
  • Song 1:1-8 : 1 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine. 3 The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the young women love you! 4 Take me away with you—let us run! The king has brought me into his chambers. We will rejoice and be glad in you; we will celebrate your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you. 5 I am dark but lovely, daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. 6 Do not stare at me because I am dark, because the sun has darkened me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me take care of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have not kept. 7 Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest your sheep at midday. Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions? 8 If you do not know, most beautiful of women, follow the tracks of the sheep and graze your young goats near the shepherds' tents.
  • Ps 45:9-9 : 9 All your garments are fragrant with myrrh, aloes, and cassia; from ivory palaces, stringed instruments bring you joy. 10 Daughters of kings are among your noble women; at your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir. 11 Listen, daughter, consider and incline your ear; forget your people and your father's house. 12 The king will desire your beauty; bow down to him, for he is your lord. 13 The daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; the wealthy among the people will seek your favor. 14 The royal daughter is glorious within; her clothing is interwoven with gold. 15 In embroidered garments she is brought to the king; her virgin companions follow behind her and are led to you. 16 They are led with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king. 17 In place of your fathers will be your sons; you will make them princes throughout the earth.
  • 1 Tim 3:8 : 8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, and not greedy for dishonest gain.
  • Eph 6:19 : 19 Pray also for me, that words may be given to me to proclaim the mystery of the gospel boldly.

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    25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her,

    26to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing of water through the word,

    27and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

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    29For no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,

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    10To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord: A wife must not separate from her husband.

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    18Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

    19Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

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    3that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I have briefly written about earlier.

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    2For a married woman is legally bound to her husband while he is alive; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him.