Ephesians 5:32

Which verses does Ephesians 5:32 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. 2 Corinthians 11:210 votes

   I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

2. Revelation 21:210 votes

   I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

3. Isaiah 54:59 votes

   For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.

4. Revelation 19:7–88 votes

   Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.

5. Isaiah 62:4–57 votes

   No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride. For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

6. Colossians 2:27 votes

   that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,

7. 1 Timothy 3:166 votes

   By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.

8. John 3:294 votes

   The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.

9. Song of Solomon 1:1–83 votes

   This is Solomon’s Song of Songs. Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine. …

10. Psalm 45:9–172 votes

    The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir. Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house, …

11. Ephesians 6:191 vote
12. 1 Timothy 3:80 votes

Which verses point to Ephesians 5:32?

The 10 strongest of 23.

• Proverbs 31:10 43
• Colossians 3:18 27
• Matthew 16:18 19
• Ephesians 5:22 16
• Revelation 19:7 15
• Revelation 12:1 13
• Matthew 13:11 10
• Psalm 45:1 6
• Ephesians 1:23 5
• Genesis 24:67 4