Ephesians 5:26
So that he might make it holy, having made it clean with the washing of water by the word,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
In Context
25Husbands, have love for your wives, even as Christ had love for the church, and gave himself for it;
Cross References
Ezekiel 16:9Then I had you washed with water, washing away all your blood and rubbing you with oil.
Zechariah 13:1In that day there will be a fountain open to the family of David and to the people of Jerusalem, for sin and for that which is unclean.
John 15:3You are clean, even now, through the teaching which I have given you.
John 17:7Now it is clear to them that whatever you have given to me comes from you:
Acts 22:16And now, why are you waiting? get up, and have baptism, for the washing away of your sins, giving worship to his name.
1 Corinthians 6:11And such were some of you; but you have been washed, you have been made holy, you have been given righteousness in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 5:22-33
Duties of Husbands and Wives. ( a. d. 61.) 21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. 22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might… Read the whole commentary →