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

这是极大的奥秘，但我是指着基督和教会说的。

这是极大的奥秘，而我是指基督和教会说的。

这是极大的奥秘，而我是指基督和教会说的。

这是一个极大的奥秘，然而我是指着基督和教会的关系说的。

这是极大的奥秘，但我是指着基督和教会说的。

这是极大的奥秘，但我是指着基督和教会说的。

這是極大的奧祕，但我是指着基督和教會說的。

這是極大的奧祕，而我是指基督和教會說的。

這是極大的奧祕，而我是指基督和教會說的。

這是一個極大的奧祕，然而我是指著基督和教會的關係說的。

這是極大的奧祕，但我是指著基督和教會說的。

這奧祕極大：我卻是指着基督指着教會而說的。

這是極大的奧祕，但我是指著基督和教會說的。

此奧秘大矣、我言之、乃指基督與教會也、

此意良深、吾引之以指基督與會、

此奧妙大矣、我引之以指基督與教會、

此中有極大之玄妙存焉、蓋所以象徵基督與教會之關係。

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly.

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.

For your husband is the one who made you– the LORD who commands armies is his name. He is your protector, the Holy One of Israel. He is called“ God of the entire earth.”

And I saw the holy city– the new Jerusalem– descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.

My goal is that their hearts, having been knit together in love, may be encouraged, and that they may have all the riches that assurance brings in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ,

Let us rejoice and exult and give him glory, because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.She was permitted to be dressed in bright, clean, fine linen”( for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints).

You will no longer be called,“ Abandoned,” and your land will no longer be called“ Desolate.” Indeed, you will be called“ My Delight is in Her,” and your land“ Married.” For the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be married to him.As a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you. As a bridegroom rejoices over a bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. This then is my joy, and it is complete.

And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

Solomon’s Most Excellent Love Song.Oh, how I wish youwould kiss me passionately! For your lovemaking is more delightfulthan wine.The fragrance of your colognes is delightful; your name is like the finest perfume. No wonder the young women adore you!Draw me after you; let us hurry! May the king bring me into his bedroom chambers! We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. The Beloved to Her Lover: How rightly the young women adore you!I am dark but lovely, O maidens of Jerusalem, dark like the tents of Qedar, lovely like the tent curtains of Salmah.Do not stare at me because I am dark, for the sun has burned my skin. My brothers were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards. Alas, my own vineyard I could not keep!Tell me, O you whom my heart loves, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest your sheep during the midday heat? Tell me lest I wander around beside the flocks of your companions!If you do not know, O most beautiful of women, simply follow the tracks of my flock, and pasture your little lambs beside the tents of the shepherds.

Princesses are among your honored guests, your bride stands at your right hand, wearing jewelry made with gold from Ophir.Listen, O princess! Observe and pay attention! Forget your homeland and your family!Then the king will be attracted by your beauty. After all, he is your master! Submit to him!Rich people from Tyre will seek your favor by bringing a gift.The princess looks absolutely magnificent, decked out in pearls and clothed in a brocade trimmed with gold.In embroidered robes she is escorted to the king. Her attendants, the maidens of honor who follow her, are led before you.They are bubbling with joy as they walk in procession and enter the royal palace.Your sons will carry on the dynasty of your ancestors; you will make them princes throughout the land.I will proclaim your greatness through the coming years, then the nations will praise you forever.

Pray for me also, that I may be given the message when I begin to speak– that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel,

Deacons likewise must be dignified, not two- faced, not given to excessive drinking, not greedy for gain,