Ephesians 5:26

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ephesians 5:26

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

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KJV

King James Version

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

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WEB

World English Bible

that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,

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ASV

American Standard Version

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed [her] by the washing of water in [the] word,

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ephesians 5

²⁴ Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

²⁵ Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

²⁶ to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

²⁷ and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

²⁸ In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

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