Ephesians 5:25-26

King James Version

²⁵Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

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

Ephesians 5:25-26

New International Version

²⁵Husbands, love your wives,^(A) just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her^(B) ²⁶to make her holy,^(C) cleansing^[a] her by the washing^(D) with water through the word,

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Ephesians 5:26 Or having cleansed

Ephesians 5:25-26

English Standard Version

²⁵^(A)Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and ^(B)gave himself up for her, ²⁶that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by ^(C)the washing of water ^(D)with the word,

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Ephesians 5:25-26

New American Standard Bible 1995

²⁵^(A)Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and ^(B)gave Himself up for her, ²⁶^(C)so that He might sanctify her, having ^(D)cleansed her by the ^(E)washing of water with ^(F)the word,