Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For I am zealous of you with the zeal of God: for I fitted you to one husband, to present a pure virgin to Christ.
New American Standard Bible
For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I
King James Version
For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
Holman Bible
For I am jealous
International Standard Version
I am jealous of you with God's own jealousy, because I promised you in marriage to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to the Messiah.
A Conservative Version
For I am jealous for you with a jealousy of God. For I betrothed you to one husband, a pure virgin to present to the Christ.
American Standard Version
For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy: for I espoused you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
Amplified
I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy because I have promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
An Understandable Version
For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy, because I promised you in marriage to one husband, that I might present you to Christ as a pure virgin.
Anderson New Testament
for I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy: for I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you a chaste virgin to Christ.
Bible in Basic English
For I have a very great care for you: because you have been married by me to one husband, and it is my desire to give you completely holy to Christ.
Common New Testament
I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, so that to Christ I might present you as a pure virgin.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for I am jealous over you with religious jealousy: since I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
Darby Translation
For I am jealous as to you with a jealousy which is of God; for I have espoused you unto one man, to present you a chaste virgin to Christ.
Godbey New Testament
For I am jealous of you with the jealousy of God: for I espoused you to one husband, to present you a pure virgin to Christ;
Goodspeed New Testament
I feel a divine jealousy about you, for I betrothed you to Christ, to present you as a pure bride to her one husband.
John Wesley New Testament
For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy; for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
King James 2000
For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For I am jealous [for] you with a godly jealousy, because I promised you [in marriage] to one husband, to present [you] [as] a pure virgin to Christ.
Modern King James verseion
For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy. For I have espoused you to one Man, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy. For I coupled you to one man, to make you a chaste virgin to Christ:
Moffatt New Testament
for I feel a divine jealousy on your behalf; I betrothed you as a chaste maiden to present you to your one husband Christ,
Montgomery New Testament
I have a divine jealousy on your behalf; for I betrothed you to one only husband, even to Christ, that I might present you to him, a chaste virgin.
NET Bible
For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy, because I promised you in marriage to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
New Heart English Bible
For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. For I married you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
Noyes New Testament
For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy; for I espoused you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ;
Sawyer New Testament
For I am zealous for you with a godly zeal, for I joined you, a chaste virgin, to one husband, to present to Christ;
The Emphasized Bible
For I am jealous over you with a jealousy, of God; for I myself betrothed you unto one husband, to present, a chaste virgin, unto the Christ, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy; for I have espoused you to one husband, to present you a chaste virgin to Christ.
Twentieth Century New Testament
I am jealous over you with the jealousy of God. For I betrothed you to one husband, that I might present you to the Christ a pure bride.
Webster
For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
Weymouth New Testament
I am jealous over you with God's own jealousy. For I have betrothed you to Christ to present you to Him like a faithful bride to her one husband.
Williams New Testament
For I feel a divine jealousy for you, as I betrothed you to Christ, to present you as a pure bride to her one husband.
World English Bible
For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. For I married you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
Worrell New Testament
For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy; for I espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a pure virgin to Christ;
Worsley New Testament
For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy, having espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
Youngs Literal Translation
for I am zealous for you with zeal of God, for I did betroth you to one husband, a pure virgin, to present to Christ,
Themes
Christ » Touched by others » Union with
Church » Accessions to » Bride of Christ
The high priest » Typified Christ in » Marrying a virgin
Virgin » Figurative » Of the body of Christ (the ekklesia)
Interlinear
Zelos
Paristemi
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Corinthians 11:2
Prayers for 2 Corinthians 11:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul Defends His Apostleship
1 I would ye hold me up a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. 2 For I am zealous of you with the zeal of God: for I fitted you to one husband, to present a pure virgin to Christ. 3 And I am afraid lest, as the serpent completely deceived Eve in his craft, so your thoughts be corrupted from the simplicity which in Christ.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 54:5
For thy Lord making thee; Jehovah of armies his name; and he redeeming thee, the Holy One of Israel; the God of the earth shall he be called.
Hosea 2:19-20
And I betrothed thee to me forever; and I betrothed thee to me in justice and in judgment, and in kindness and in compassions.
Colossians 1:28
Whom we announce, reminding every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfected in Christ jesus:
Genesis 24:2-5
And Abraham will say to the old man of his house ruling over all which is to him, Put now thy hand under my thigh.
Genesis 24:58-67
And they will call to Rebekah, and will say to her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she will say, I will go.
Leviticus 21:13-15
And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
Psalm 45:10-11
Hear, O daughter, and see, and incline thine ear, and forget thy people and thy father's house;
Isaiah 62:4-5
It shall no more be said to thee, Forsaken; and to thy land it shall no more be said, Desolation; for it shall be called to thee, My delight in her, and to thy land, Married: for Jehovah delighted in thee, and thy land shall be married.
Ezekiel 44:22
And they Shall not take a widow and her thrust away, to them for wives: but virgins from the seed of the house of Israel, and a widow which shall be a widow from a priest, shall they take.
John 3:29
He having the bride is the bridegroom: and the friend of the bridegroom, standing and hearing him, rejoices with joy for the bridegroom's voice: therefore this my joy has been completed.
Romans 7:4
Therefore, my brethren, ye also were dead to the law by the body of Christ; for you not to be to another, but to him raised from the dead, that we bring forth fruit to God.
1 Corinthians 4:15
For if ye have ten thousand preceptors in Christ, but not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus by the good news I begat you.
2 Corinthians 4:14
Knowing that he having raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us by Jesus, and present us with you.
Galatians 4:11
I am afraid of you, lest I have been wearied for you in vain.
Galatians 4:17-19
They are zealous for you, not well; but they wish to exclude you, that ye might be zealous for them.
Ephesians 5:26-27
That he might consecrate it, having cleansed by the washing of water in the word,
Philippians 1:8
For God is my witness, how I long for you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 2:11
As ye know how each one of you, as a father his children, comforting and encouraging, and testifying,