Ephesians 5:32

Greek	τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article μυστήριον τοῦτοplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο greek Meaning: * These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it Demonstrative pronoun. οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19 μέγα ἐστίν,plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. ἐγὼ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. λέγω εἰς Χριστὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigΧριστός Christ means “anointed one” The equivalent Hebrew word is Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ) Noun, masculine. καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” εἰς τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἐκκλησίαν.
ESV	This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.
NIV	This is a profound mystery–but I am talking about Christ and the church.
NLT	This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one.
KJV	This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

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