2 Corinthians 11:2
Modern Translations
New International Version
I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him.

New Living Translation
For I am jealous for you with the jealousy of God himself. I promised you as a pure bride to one husband—Christ.

English Standard Version
For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

Berean Study Bible
I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

New American Standard Bible
For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

NASB 1995
For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, so that to Christ I might present you as a pure virgin.

NASB 1977
For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, that to Christ I might present you as a pure virgin.

Amplified Bible
I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy because I have promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

Christian Standard Bible
For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy, because I have promised you in marriage to one husband—to present a pure virgin to Christ.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy, because I have promised you in marriage to one husband--to present a pure virgin to Christ.

Contemporary English Version
I am as concerned about you as God is. You were like a virgin bride I had chosen only for Christ.

Good News Translation
I am jealous for you, just as God is; you are like a pure virgin whom I have promised in marriage to one man only, Christ himself.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I'm as protective of you as God is. After all, you're a virgin whom I promised in marriage to one man-Christ.

International Standard Version
I am jealous of you with God's own jealousy, because I promised you in marriage to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to the Messiah.

NET Bible
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.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

King James 2000 Bible
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.

New Heart English Bible
For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. For I married you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

World English Bible
For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. For I married you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

American King James Version
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.

American Standard Version
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.

A Faithful Version
For I am jealous over you with the jealousy of God because I have espoused you to one husband, so that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Darby Bible Translation
For I am jealous as to you with a jealousy [which is] of God; for I have espoused you unto one man, to present [you] a chaste virgin to Christ.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For I am ielous ouer you, with godly ielousie: for I haue prepared you for one husband, to present you as a pure virgine to Christ:

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For I am gelous ouer you, with Godly gelousie: For I haue coupled you to one man, to present you a chaste virgin vnto Christe.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For I am gelous ouer you wt godly gelousy. For I haue maried you vnto one ma, to brynge a chaste virgin vnto Christ.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For I am gelous over you with godly gelousy. For I coupled you to one man to make you a chaste virgen to Christ.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for I am zealous for you with zeal of God, for I betrothed you to one Husband, a pure virgin, to present to Christ,

Berean Literal Bible
For I am jealous as to you with the jealousy of God. For I have betrothed you to one husband, to present a pure virgin to Christ.

Young's Literal Translation
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,

Smith's Literal Translation
For I am zealous of you with the zeal of God: for I fitted you to one husband, to present a pure virgin to Christ.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For I am zealous as to you with the zeal of God, for I have betrothed you to one husband, to present you a pure virgin to Christ.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For I am jealous of you with the jealousy of God. For I have espoused you to one husband that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For I am jealous toward you, with the jealousy of God. And I have espoused you to one husband, offering you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For I am jealous over you with the jealousy of God, for I have betrothed you as a pure virgin to one Man, to present to The Messiah.

Lamsa Bible
For I am zealous for you with the zealousness of God, for I have espoused you to a husband, that I may present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
for I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy: for I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you a chaste virgin to Christ.

Godbey New Testament
For I am jealous of you with the jealousy of God: for I espoused you to one husband, to present you a pure virgin to Christ;

Haweis New Testament
For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy; for I have espoused you to one husband, to present you a chaste virgin to Christ.

Mace New Testament
for I am jealous over you with religious jealousy: since I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Weymouth New Testament
I am jealous over you with God's own jealousy. For I have betrothed you to Christ to present you to Him like a faithful bride to her one husband.

Worrell New Testament
For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy; for I espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a pure virgin to Christ;

Worsley New Testament
For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy, having espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
















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