“You are already clean because of what I have told you.
Jesus told Peter, “People who have washed are completely clean. They need to have only their feet washed. All of you, except for one, are clean.”
He removes every one of my branches that doesn’t produce fruit. He also prunes every branch that does produce fruit to make it produce more fruit.
“Use the truth to make them holy. Your words are truth.
I’m dedicating myself to this holy work I’m doing for them so that they, too, will use the truth to be holy.
He did this to make the church holy by cleansing it, washing it using water along with spoken words.
Love each other with a warm love that comes from the heart. After all, you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth. As a result you have a sincere love for each other.
