Passage

Ephesians 5.32

Book: Ephesians · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (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)

"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)

"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)

"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)

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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.

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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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