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Ephesians 5:32

This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

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ASV

This mystery is great: but I speak in regard of Christ and of the church.

KJV

This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

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Matthew 16:18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.Revelation 19:7Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.Revelation 12:1And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.2 Corinthians 11:2I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.Revelation 21:2I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.Matthew 13:11He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.Isaiah 54:5For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.Revelation 19:7–8Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.Isaiah 62:4–5No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.Colossians 2:2that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,1 Timothy 3:16By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.Psalms 45:1My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.John 3:29The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.John 17:26And I have made Your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in them.”Song of Solomon 1:1–8This is Solomon’s Song of Songs.Ephesians 3:4In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,1 Timothy 3:5For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?Psalms 45:9–17The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.

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The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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