Ephesians 5:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Ephesians 5:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ephesians 5:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ephesians 5:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without defect.”

Ephesians 5:27 — World English Bible

Ephesians 5:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Ephesians 5:27 — American Standard Version

Ephesians 5:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“that he might present it to himself the assembly in glory, not having spot or wrinkle, or any of such things, but that it may be holy and unblemished;”

Ephesians 5:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Ephesians 5:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“that he might present the assembly to himself glorious, having no spot, or wrinkle, or any of such things; but that it might be holy and blameless. ”

Ephesians 5:27 — Darby Translation

Ephesians 5:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“That hee might make it vnto him selfe a glorious Church, not hauing spot or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it shoulde bee holy and without blame.”

Ephesians 5:27 — Geneva Bible

Ephesians 5:27 in Context — Ephesians 5

25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

27 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.

28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

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What Does Ephesians 5:27 Mean?

Ephesians 5:27 is a verse from the Book of Ephesians, part of the New Testament. It appears in Ephesians chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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