2 Corinthians 11:2

KJV

For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

— 2 Corinthians 11:2, King James Version
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Paul's declaration 'I am jealous over you with godly jealousy — for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ' deploys the bridal metaphor for the church-Christ relationship that is most fully developed in Ephesians 5:25–32 and Revelation 19:7–9. The language of 'betrothal' (hērmosamen) treats Paul's missionary founding of the community as an act of match-making — the church's pure devotion to Christ is his responsibility to protect against the seductive 'different gospel' of the opponents (v. 4). The divine jealousy (zēlos theou) echoes the Sinai covenant's language about YHWH as a jealous God (Exodus 20:5), mapping the Israel-YHWH marriage metaphor onto the apostle-community-Christ relationship. The verse contributed to the rich tradition of bridal mysticism in Christian spirituality from Origen through Bernard of Clairvaux.

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ASV

For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy: for I espoused you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

YLT

for I am zealous for you with zeal of God, for I did betroth you to one husband, a pure virgin, to present to Christ,

BBE

For I have a very great care for you: because you have been married by me to one husband, and it is my desire to give you completely holy to Christ.

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