Ephesians 5:26
that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,
Revised Version 1895
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, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
Cross References
Ezekiel 16:9Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly 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 15:3Already ye are clean because of the word which I have spoken unto you.
John 17:7Now they know that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are from thee:
Acts 22:16And now why tarriest thou? 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 sanctified, but ye were justified 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 →