Ephesians 5:30

Because, members, are we of his body;—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

29No one, in fact, ever yet hated, his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it,—even as, the Christ, the assembly,

31For this cause, will a man leave his father and his mother, and will cleave unto his wife, and, they two, shall become, one flesh.

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Cross References

Romans 12:5So, we, the many, are one body in Christ, yet, severally, members one of another.

1 Corinthians 12:12For, just as, the body, is one, and yet hath many members, but, all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so, also, the Christ;—

Colossians 2:19And not holding fast the head: from which, all the body, through means of its joints and uniting bands, receiving supply, and connecting itself together, groweth with the growth of 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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