Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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 wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you do bear with me. 2 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. 3 But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 54:5
For your husband is your Creator; the LORD of hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.
Hosea 2:19-20
I will betroth you to me forever. Yes, I will betroth you to me in righteousness, in justice, in loving kindness, and in compassion.
Colossians 1:28
whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;
Genesis 24:2-5
Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please put your hand under my thigh.
Genesis 24:58-67
They called Rebekah, and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" She said, "I will go."
Leviticus 21:13-15
"'He shall take a wife in her virginity.
Psalm 45:10-11
Listen, daughter, consider, and turn your ear. Forget your own people, and also your father's house.
Isaiah 62:4-5
And you shall no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall your land any more be termed Desolate: but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD delights in you, and your land shall be married.
Ezekiel 44:22
Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her who is put away; but they shall take virgins of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.
John 3:29
He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. So this joy of mine is now complete.
Romans 7:4
Therefore, my brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you would be joined to another, to him who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit to God.
1 Corinthians 4:15
For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News.
2 Corinthians 4:14
knowing that he who raised Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will present us with you.
Galatians 4:11
I am afraid for you, that I might have wasted my labor for you.
Galatians 4:17-19
They zealously seek you, but for no good purpose; they desire to alienate you, that you may be zealous for them.
Ephesians 5:26-27
that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,
Philippians 1:8
For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 2:11
As you know, as a father with his own children,