1 Corinthians 6:11
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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[a] and in the Spirit of our God.(A)
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- 6.11 Other ancient authorities lack Christ
Colossians 3:5-7
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5 Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).(A) 6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming on those who are disobedient.[a](B) 7 These are the ways you also once followed, when you were living that life.[b]
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1 Corinthians 1:30
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30 In contrast, God is why you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,(A)
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Romans 6:17-19
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17 But thanks be to God that you who were slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which you were entrusted(A) 18 and that you, having been set free from sin, have become enslaved to righteousness.(B) 19 I am speaking in human terms because of your limitations.[a] For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and lawlessness, leading to even more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, leading to sanctification.(C)
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- 6.19 Gk the weakness of your flesh
Acts 22:16
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16 And now why do you delay? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.’(A)
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1 Corinthians 1:2
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2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord[a] and ours:(A)
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- 1.2 Gk theirs
Romans 8:30
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30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.(A)
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Ephesians 5:26
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26 in order to make her holy by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word,
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1 Peter 1:2
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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.(A)
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Titus 3:3-7
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3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, despicable, hating one another.(A) 4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,(B) 5 he saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy, through the water[a] of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.(C) 6 This Spirit he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.(D)
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- 3.5 Gk washing
Hebrews 10:22
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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.(A)
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Ephesians 5:8
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8 for once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Walk as children of light,(A)
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Acts 26:18
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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.’(A)
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