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Eph 5:27 — That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

he		2Cr 4:14; 2Cr 11:2; Col 1:22,28; Jud 1:24
glorious		Psa 45:13; Psa 87:3; Isa 60:15-20; Isa 62:3; Jer 33:9; Hbr 12:22-24; Rev 7:9-17; Rev 21:10-26
not		Sgs 4:7; Hbr 9:14; 1Pe 1:19; 1Pe 1:19; 2Pe 3:14
but		Eph 1:4; 2Cr 11:2; Col 1:22,28; 1Th 5:23; Jud 1:21; Rev 21:27

Correlating Passages

	2Cr 4:14	Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present [us] with you.
	2Cr 11:2	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.
	Col 1:22	In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
	Col 1:28	Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
	Jud 1:24	Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present [you] faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

glorious

	Psa 45:13	The king's daughter [is] all glorious within: her clothing [is] of wrought gold.
	Psa 87:3	Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.
	Isa 60:15	Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through [thee], I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
	Isa 60:16	Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD [am] thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
	Isa 60:17	For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
	Isa 60:18	Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
	Isa 60:19	The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
	Isa 60:20	Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
	Isa 62:3	Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
	Jer 33:9	And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.
	Hbr 12:22	But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
	Hbr 12:23	To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
	Hbr 12:24	And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than [that of] Abel.
	Rev 7:9	After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
	Rev 7:10	And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
	Rev 7:11	And all the angels stood round about the throne, and [about] the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
	Rev 7:12	Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, [be] unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
	Rev 7:13	And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
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	Rev 21:10	And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
	Rev 21:11	Having the glory of God: and her light [was] like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
	Rev 21:12	And had a wall great and high, [and] had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are [the names] of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
	Rev 21:13	On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
	Rev 21:14	And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
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not

	Sgs 4:7	Thou [art] all fair, my love; [there is] no spot in thee.
	Hbr 9:14	How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
	1Pe 1:19	But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
	1Pe 1:19	But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
	2Pe 3:14	Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

but

	Eph 1:4	According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
	2Cr 11:2	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.
	Col 1:22	In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
	Col 1:28	Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
	1Th 5:23	And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and [I pray God] your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
	Jud 1:21	Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
	Rev 21:27	And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither [whatsoever] worketh abomination, or [maketh] a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

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Scott, Thomas. "Ephesians 5:27," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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