Ephesians 5:31-33
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
31 “For this reason a man shall leave [his] father and [his] mother
and be joined to his wife,
and the two shall become one flesh.”(A)
32 This is a great mystery, but I speak in reference to Christ and the church.(B) 33 In any case, each one of you should love his wife as himself, and the wife should respect her husband.
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