Ephesians 5:26
that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the bath of the water in the word;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
In Context
25Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it,
Cross References
Ezekiel 16:9Then I washed thee with water, yea, I thoroughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
Zechariah 13:1In that day there shall be a fountain opened To the house of David, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, For sin and for uncleanness.
John 15:3Ye are clean already, by reason of the word which I have spoken to you.
John 17:7Now they know that all things whatever thou hast given me are from thee;
Acts 22:16And now why dost thou delay? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.
1 Corinthians 6:11And such were some of you; but ye were washed, but ye were made holy, but ye were accepted as righteous in the name of the Lord Jesus, 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 →