Bold titles capitalized come from Watchman Nee.
Bold titles with first-letter capitalization come from ESV.

  • 1:1 – Title
  • 1:2 – 2:7 INITIAL LOVE (23 verses)
    • 1:2 – 1:7 The Bride Confesses Her Love (6 verses) – Bride and Others
    • 1:8 – 2:7 Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other (17 verses)
      • 1:8-10 – King’s reply
      • 1:11-14 – Bride and Others
      • 1:15 – King
      • 1:16-2:1 – Bride
      • 2:2 – King
      • 2:3-2:7 – Bride
  • 2:8 – 3:5 FALTERING LOVE (15 verses) – Bride
    • 2:8 – 2:17 The Bride Adores Her Beloved (10 verses)
    • 3:1 – 3:5 The Bride’s Dream (5 verses)
  • 3:6 – 5:1 GROWING LOVE (23 verses)
    • 3:6 – 11 Solomon Arrives for the Wedding (6 verses) – Narrator
    • 4:1 – 16a Solomon Admires His Bride’s Beauty (15.5 verses) – King
    • 4:16b – 5:1 Together in the Garden of Love (1.5 verses)
      • 4:16b – Bride
      • 5:1a – King
      • 5:1b – Others
  • 5:2 – 7:13 TRANSFORMING LOVE (41 verses)
    • 5:2 – 9 The Bride Searches for Her Beloved (8 verses)
      • 5:2-8 – Bride
      • 5:9 – Others
    • 5:10 – 6:1 The Bride Praises Her Beloved (8 verses)
      • 5:10-16 – Bride
      • 6:1 – Others
    • 6:2 – 3 Together in the Garden of Love (2 verses) – Bride
    • 6:4 – 7:10 Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other
      • 6:4-10 – King
      • 6:11-12 – Bride
      • 6:13a – Others
      • 6:13b-7:9a – King
      • 7:9b-10 – Bride
    • 7:11 – 13 The Bride Gives Her Love – Bride
  • 8:1 – 14 MATURE LOVE (14 verses)
    • 8:1-7 Longing for Her Beloved – Bride
    • 8:8 – 14 Final Advice
      • 8:8-9 – Others
      • 8:10-12 – Bride
      • 8:13 – King
      • 8:14 – Bride