Parallel Verses
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;
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.
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.
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.
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 that you bear with me a little in my folly: yes indeed you do bear with me. 2 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; 3 but I fear, lest, as the serpent beguiled Eve by his craftiness, your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity which is in Christ.
Phrases
Cross References
Colossians 1:28
whom we preach, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, in order that we may present every man perfect in Christ;
John 3:29
The one having the bride is the Bridegroom: but the friend of the Bridegroom is the one standing and hearing him, rejoiceth with joy on account of the Bridegroom: This, my joy has been made complete.
Romans 7:4
So, my brethren, ye are dead to the law through the body of Christ, that ye should be married to another, to him who is risen from the dead, in order that we may bring forth fruit unto God.
1 Corinthians 4:15
For if you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, but you have not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
2 Corinthians 4:14
knowing that the one having raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us along with Jesus, and present us with you.
Ephesians 5:26-27
in order that he might sanctify her, having purified her by the washing of water through the word,
Philippians 1:8
For God is my witness, how I long after you in the affections of Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 2:11
as you know, exhorting each one of you, as a father of his own children, and comforting you,