Ephesians 5:26

NET ©

to sanctify her by cleansing her 1  with the washing of the water by the word,

NIV ©

to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

NASB ©

so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,

NLT ©

to make her holy and clean, washed by baptism and God’s word.

MSG ©

Christ's love makes the church whole. His words evoke her beauty. Everything he does and says is designed to bring the best out of her,

BBE ©

So that he might make it holy, having made it clean with the washing of water by the word,

NRSV ©

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

NKJV ©

that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,

KJV
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he might sanctify
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and cleanse it
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with the washing
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by
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the word
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GREEK
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CONJ
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NET © [draft] ITL
to sanctify
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her
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by cleansing
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her with the washing
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of the water
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by
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the word
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,
NET © Notes

1 tn The direct object “her” is implied, but not found in the Greek text. It has been supplied in the English translation to clarify the sense of the passage.