Ephesians 5:27

that he himself might present to himself the church, glorious, having no spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

In Context

26that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the bath of the water in the word;

28In like manner husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself;

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Cross References

Psalms 87:3Glorious things are said of thee, O city of God! [[Pause.]]

Isaiah 60:15Instead of being forsaken and hated, So that no one passed through thee, I will make thee an everlasting glory; The joy of many generations.

Jeremiah 33:9And it [[the city]] shall be to me a name of joy, A praise and a glory among all the nations of the earth, Who shall hear of all the good which I do to them. And they shall fear and tremble because of all the good, And because of all the prosperity, which I bestow upon it.

2 Corinthians 11:2For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy; for I espoused you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ;

Colossians 1:22in the body of his flesh through his death, to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable in his sight;

1 Thessalonians 5:23And may the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved whole, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Matthew Henry on Ephesians 5:22-33

Duties of Husbands and Wives. ( a. d. 61.) 21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. 22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might… Read the whole commentary →

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