Ephesians 5:26 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁶ in order to make her holy by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ So that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the Word,

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

Common English Bible

²⁶ He did this to make her holy by washing her in a bath of water with the word.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ so that he might sanctify her, washing her clean by water and the Word of life,

Ephesians 5:26 Cross References

John 15:3

You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you.

Hebrews 10:22

let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

John 3:5

Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.

Ezekiel 36:25

I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you.

1 Corinthians 6:11

And this is what some of you used to be. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

Ephesians 6:17

Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

1 John 5:6

This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth.

Titus 2:14

He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.

Zechariah 13:1

On that day a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.

Hebrews 10:10

And it is by God’s will that we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

1 Peter 3:21

And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Hebrews 9:14

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to worship the living God!

Acts 22:16

And now why do you delay? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.’

1 Peter 1:2

who have been chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with his blood: May grace and peace be yours in abundance.

Jude 1:1

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, who are beloved in God the Father and kept safe for Jesus Christ:

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

John 17:7

Now they know that everything you have given me is from you,

Ezekiel 16:9

Then I bathed you with water and washed off the blood from you and anointed you with oil.

James 1:18

In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave birth to us by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

John 15:8

My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.

Leviticus 8:6

Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward and washed them with water.

Leviticus 16:30

For on this day atonement shall be made for you, to cleanse you; from all your sins you shall be clean before the Lord.

John 13:10

Jesus said to him, “One who has bathed does not need to wash, except for the feet, but is entirely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”

Romans 10:8

But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim),

2 Corinthians 11:2

I feel a divine jealousy for you, for I promised you in marriage to one husband, to present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.

Hebrews 4:12

Indeed, the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Hebrews 10:14

For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.

Hebrews 10:29

How much worse punishment do you think will be deserved by those who have spurned the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant by which they were sanctified, and outraged the Spirit of grace?

Hebrews 13:12

Therefore Jesus also suffered outside the city gate in order to sanctify the people by his own blood.

2 Peter 1:9

For anyone who lacks these things is blind, suffering from eye disease, forgetful of the cleansing of past sins.

Leviticus 14:11

The priest who cleanses shall set the person to be cleansed, along with these things, before the Lord, at the entrance of the tent of meeting.