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Lexham Expanded Bible
in order that he might present to himself the church glorious, not having a spot or wrinkle or any such [thing], but that she may be holy and blameless.
New American Standard Bible
that He might
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
He did this to present the church to Himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or anything like that, but holy and blameless.
International Standard Version
and might present the church to himself in all its glory, without a spot or wrinkle or anything of the kind, but holy and without fault.
A Conservative Version
so that he might present it to himself, the glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that it should be holy and unblemished.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
so that [in turn] He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy [set apart for God] and blameless.
An Understandable Version
[This is] so He could present the church to Himself in all her splendor, without any kind of stain or wrinkle, but that she should be holy and without [moral] flaw.
Anderson New Testament
in order that he might present it to himself a glorious church, having neither stain, nor wrinkle, nor any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Bible in Basic English
And might take it for himself, a church full of glory, not having one mark or fold or any such thing; but that it might be holy and complete.
Common New Testament
that he might present the church to himself in all her glory, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and blameless.
Daniel Mace New Testament
that he himself might make her appear illustrious to his own eye, a church without spot, or any thing like a defect; so as to be holy and irreprehensible.
Darby Translation
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.
Godbey New Testament
in order that he might present to himself the glorious church, having not spot or wrinkle or any of such things; but that she might be holy and blameless.
Goodspeed New Testament
in order to bring the church to himself in all her beauty, without a flaw or a wrinkle or anything of the kind, but to be consecrated and faultless.
John Wesley New Testament
That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, that it may be holy and unblamable.
Julia Smith Translation
That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it be holy and blameless.
King James 2000
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.
Modern King James verseion
that He might present it to Himself as the glorious church, without spot or wrinkle or any such things, but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
to make it unto himself a glorious congregation without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it should be holy and without blame.
Moffatt New Testament
in order to have the church as his very own, standing before him in all her glory, with never a spot or wrinkle or any such flaw, but consecrated and unblemished.
Montgomery New Testament
so as to present her to himself, the church glorified, without spot or wrinkle or any such blemish; but on the contrary holy and faultless.
NET Bible
so that he may present the church to himself as glorious -- not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
New Heart English Bible
that he might present the church to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Noyes New Testament
that he himself might present to himself the church, glorious, having no spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Sawyer New Testament
that he might present the church to himself glorious, not having a spot or wrinkle or any thing of the kind, but that it should be holy and blameless.
The Emphasized Bible
That, he, might present, unto himself, the assembly, all glorious, not having spot or wrinkle or any of such things, but that she should be holy and blameless;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having blemish, nor wrinkle, nor any such things; but that it may be holy and unblameable.
Twentieth Century New Testament
So that he might himself bring the Church, in all her beauty, into his own presence, with no spot or wrinkle or blemish of any kind, but that she might be holy and faultless.
Webster
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.
Weymouth New Testament
that He might present the Church to Himself a glorious bride, without spot or wrinkle or any other defect, but to be holy and unblemished.
Williams New Testament
that He might present the church to Himself as a splendid bride without a blot or wrinkle or anything like it, but to be consecrated and faultless.
World English Bible
that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Worrell New Testament
that He might present to Himself the assembly, glorious, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it may be holy and without blemish.
Worsley New Testament
that He might prepare it for Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it should be holy and unblameable.
Youngs Literal Translation
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;
Themes
The atonement » Sanctification by
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As husband of the church
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As God, he presents the church to himself
The church » Sanctified and cleansed by Christ
Glory of the The church » Consist in its » Sanctification
Giving » Systematic » To God, of the best
Holiness » Christ » Effects, in his people
Husbands' » Duty of, to wives » To love them
Life » Spiritual » Spotless, general references to
Marriage » What marriage is analogous to
Sanctification » The church made glorious by
Spotless » The spotless life, general references to
Types » Of the saviour » The bronze laver
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 5:27
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Husbands And Wives
26 in order that he might sanctify her by cleansing [her] with the washing of water by the word; 27 in order that he might present to himself the church glorious, not having a spot or wrinkle or any such [thing], but that she may be holy and blameless. 28 Thus also husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. The one who loves his own wife loves himself.
Cross References
2 Corinthians 11:2
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.
Colossians 1:22
but now you have been reconciled by {his physical body} through death, to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,
Ephesians 1:4
just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, [that] we should be holy and blameless before him in love,
Colossians 1:28
whom we proclaim, [by] admonishing every person and teaching every person with all wisdom, in order that we may present every person mature in Christ,
Song of Songs 4:7
You [are] completely beautiful, my beloved! {You are flawless}!
2 Corinthians 4:14
[because we] know that the one who raised Jesus will also raise us together with Jesus and present [us] together with you.
Psalm 45:13
The king's daughter is all glorious within; her garment [is] of gold embroidered cloth.
Psalm 87:3
Glorious things [are] spoken about you, O city of God. Selah
Isaiah 60:15-20
Instead of you being forsaken and hated {with no one passing through,} I will {make} you an everlasting {object of pride}, a joy of {coming generations}.
Isaiah 62:3
And you shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of Yahweh, and a headband of royalty in the hand of your God.
Jeremiah 33:9
And it will be to me a name of jubilation, a praise, and a glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear all the good that I [will] do [for] them, and they will fear, and they will tremble because of all the good, and because of all the prosperity that I [will] provide for it.'
1 Thessalonians 5:23
Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete, blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to serve [the] living God?
Hebrews 12:22-24
But you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to tens of thousands of angels, to the festal gathering
1 Peter 1:19
but with the precious blood of Christ, like [that of] an unblemished and spotless lamb
2 Peter 3:14
Therefore, dear friends, [because you] are waiting for these [things], make every effort to be found at peace, spotless and unblemished in him.
Jude 1:21
keep yourselves in the love of God, looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.
Jude 1:24
Now to the one who is able to protect you from stumbling and make [you] to stand before his glory blameless with exultation,
Revelation 7:9-17
After these [things] I looked, and behold, a great crowd that no one was able to number, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed [in] white robes and [with] palm branches in their hands.
Revelation 21:10-27
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and lofty mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,