# Ephesians 5.32 **Book:** [Ephesians](/codex/ephesians/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 30. because we are members of his body. 31. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh. > > **32. This mystery is great: but I speak in regard of Christ and of the church.** > > 33. Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she fear her husband. (Ephesians 5:30-33, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 30. because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones. 31. “For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh.” > > **32. This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly.** > > 33. Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband. (Ephesians 5:30-33, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 30. For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. > > **32. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.** > > 33. Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband. (Ephesians 5:30-33, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 30. because members we are of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones; 31. 'for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they shall be, the two, for one flesh;' > > **32. this secret is great, and I speak in regard to Christ and to the assembly;** > > 33. but ye also, every one in particular, let each his own wife so love as himself, and the wife, that she may reverence the husband. (Ephesians 5:30-33, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from Love](/codex/argument-from-love/), via [Ephesians 5.25-32](/codex/ephesians-5-25-32/) - [Biblical Sexual Ethics Objection Defeater](/codex/biblical-sexual-ethics-objection-defeater/), via [Ephesians 5.21-33](/codex/ephesians-5-21-33/) - [Divine Jealousy Is Covenantal Zeal (Defeater)](/codex/divine-jealousy-is-covenantal-zeal-defeater/), via [Ephesians 5.25-32](/codex/ephesians-5-25-32/) - [Misogyny in the Bible Objection Defeater](/codex/misogyny-in-the-bible-objection-defeater/), via [Ephesians 5.25-33](/codex/ephesians-5-25-33/) **Concepts:** - [Biblical Sexual Ethics Objection](/codex/biblical-sexual-ethics-objection/), via [Ephesians 5.21-33](/codex/ephesians-5-21-33/) - [Marriage](/codex/marriage/), via [Ephesians 5.22-33](/codex/ephesians-5-22-33/) - [Misogyny in the Bible Objection](/codex/misogyny-in-the-bible-objection/), via [Ephesians 5.22-33](/codex/ephesians-5-22-33/) - [OT Sexual-Violence Laws](/codex/ot-sexual-violence-laws/), via [Ephesians 5.21-33](/codex/ephesians-5-21-33/) **People:** - [John Paul II](/codex/john-paul-ii/) **Lexicon:** - [G1577 - ekklesia](/codex/g1577-ekklesia/), via [Ephesians 5.23-32](/codex/ephesians-5-23-32/), [Ephesians 5.25-32](/codex/ephesians-5-25-32/) - [G3466 - mysterion](/codex/g3466-mysterion/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.