a[Hos. 2:19, 20]
bCol. 1:22, 28
cEph. 5:27; Rev. 14:4

2 Corinthians 11:2

2For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since aI betrothed you to one husband, bto present you cas a pure virgin to Christ.

Ephesians 5:29

29For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,
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