
The Greek word numphe translated as "bride" is found in the following scriptures:
None of these occurrences read "the Bride of Christ" - nor are any of these in the church epistles.
"Bride" and references to a
bride were sometimes figuratively used to refer to those who belong to
the Lord Jesus Christ as a bride belongs to the bridegroom (Matthew
This is similar to the
illustration or figure of a husband and wife that is used to help us
understand the relationship between the Lord Jesus Christ and those who
are with him now (holy-people/Christians - refer to Ephesians chapter
"Bride" is also used to
refer to the new Jerusalem which will be paradise on earth and to the
group of people who will live there - including all holy-people
(Christians), plus all who will be resurrected to eternal life from
among Israel and the Gentiles whose works will be judged by God and the
Lord Jesus Christ to be righteous
(Revelation chapters 21 and
22).