Ephesians 5:30

for we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

In Context

29for no one ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ doth the church;

31“For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.”

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Cross References

Romans 12:5so we, though many, form one body in Christ, and each of us is a member of it in common with the rest.

1 Corinthians 12:12For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so it is with Christ.

Colossians 2:19and not holding fast the Head, from which the whole body, supported and compacted by means of the joints and ligaments, groweth with an increase wrought by God.

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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