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5:1
ተመሰሉበእግዚአብሔርከመውሉድፍቁራን።
Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man (who is an idolater), has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.
that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without defect.
可以獻給自己,作個榮耀的教會,毫無玷污、皺紋等類的病,乃是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
5:28
ከማሁዕደውኒያፍቅሩአንስቲያሆሙከመነፍሶሙዘአፍቀረብእሲቶርእሶአፍቀረ።
Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
丈夫也當照樣愛妻子,如同愛自己的身子;愛妻子便是愛自己了。
5:29
ወአልቦዘይክልጸሊአሥጋሁግሙራሴስዩወተማሕፀኑበከመክርስቶስለቤተክርስቲያኑ።
For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly,
從來沒有人恨惡自己的身子,總是保養顧惜,正像基督待教會一樣,
5:30
እስመአባለሥጋሁይእቲ።
because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.
因我們是他身上的肢體 。
5:31
ወበእንተዝየኀድግብእሲአባሁወእሞወይተልዋለብእሲቱወይከውኑክልኤሆሙአሐደሥጋ።
“For this cause a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife. Then the two will become one flesh.”
為這個緣故,人要離開父母,與妻子連合,二人成為一體。
5:32
ዐቢይውእቱዝነገርወአንሰእብሎላዕለክርስቶስወላዕለቤተክርስቲያኑ።
This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and the assembly.
這是極大的奧祕,但我是指着基督和教會說的。
5:33
ወባሕቱአንትሙኒኵልክሙከማሁአንስቲያክሙአፍቅሩከመነፍስክሙወብእሲትኒትፍርሆለምታ።
Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.