Ephesians 5:32 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

this secret is great, and I speak in regard to Christ and to the assembly;

English ASV

This mystery is great: but I speak in regard of Christ and of the church.

English Amplified

This mystery is very great, but I speak concerning [the relation of] Christ and the church.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

This mystery is very great, but I speak concerning [the relation of] Christ and the church.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

This mystery is profound, but I am talking about Christ and the church.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

This mystery is great, but *I* speak as to Christ, and as to the assembly.

English EASY 2024

This is God's secret and it is difficult to understand. But I am saying that it teaches us about Christ and the church.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

That secret truth is very important—I am talking about Christ and the church.

This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

There is a deep secret truth revealed in this scripture, which I understand as applying to Christ and the church.

English God's Word - GW 1995

This is a great mystery. (I'm talking about Christ's relationship to the church.)

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

This mystery is profound, but I am talking about Christ and the church.

English KJV 1611

This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

English LSB

This mystery is great, but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

This is a great mystery, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

This is a great mystery, but I speak in reference to Christ and the church.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

This mystery is great — but I am actually speaking with reference to Christ and the church.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

That is a deep mystery. But I'm talking about Christ and the church.

English NIV

This is a profound mystery--but I am talking about Christ and the church.

English NKJ 1982

This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

English NLT

This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

This is a great mystery, and I am applying it to Christ and the church.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Marriage is the beautiful design of the Almighty, a great mystery of Christ and his church.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

This mystery is a profound one, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

I know this is hard to understand, but it is an illustration of the way we are parts of the body of Christ.

English Tyndale 1537

This is a great secret, but I speak between Christ and the congregation.

Ephesians 5:32 — Compare Translations