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26 to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word.[a]

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  1. 5:26 Greek washed by water with the word.

26 to make her holy,(A) cleansing[a] her by the washing(B) with water through the word,

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  1. Ephesians 5:26 Or having cleansed

You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you.

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You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.(A)

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22 let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

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22 let us draw near to God(A) with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings,(B) having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience(C) and having our bodies washed with pure water.(D)

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17 Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth. 18 Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world. 19 And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.

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17 Sanctify them by[a] the truth; your word is truth.(A) 18 As you sent me into the world,(B) I have sent them into the world.(C) 19 For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.(D)

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  1. John 17:17 Or them to live in accordance with

Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.[a]

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  1. 3:5 Or and spirit. The Greek word for Spirit can also be translated wind; see 3:8.

Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.(A)

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25 “Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols.

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25 I will sprinkle(A) clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse(B) you from all your impurities(C) and from all your idols.(D)

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11 Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

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11 And that is what some of you were.(A) But you were washed,(B) you were sanctified,(C) you were justified(D) in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

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22 You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters.[a] Love each other deeply with all your heart.[b]

23 For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.

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  1. 1:22a Greek must have brotherly love.
  2. 1:22b Some manuscripts read with a pure heart.

22 Now that you have purified(A) yourselves by obeying(B) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,(C) from the heart.[a] 23 For you have been born again,(D) not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,(E) through the living and enduring word of God.(F)

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  1. 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart

he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.[a] He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. Because of his grace he made us right in his sight and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life.

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  1. 3:5 Greek He saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.

he saved us,(A) not because of righteous things we had done,(B) but because of his mercy.(C) He saved us through the washing(D) of rebirth and renewal(E) by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us(F) generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace,(G) we might become heirs(H) having the hope(I) of eternal life.(J)

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17 Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

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17 Take the helmet of salvation(A) and the sword of the Spirit,(B) which is the word of God.(C)

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And Jesus Christ was revealed as God’s Son by his baptism in water and by shedding his blood on the cross[a]—not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit, who is truth, confirms it with his testimony.

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  1. 5:6 Greek This is he who came by water and blood.

This is the one who came by water and blood(A)—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.(B)

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14 He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.

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14 who gave himself for us(A) to redeem us from all wickedness(B) and to purify(C) for himself a people that are his very own,(D) eager to do what is good.(E)

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14 Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds[a] so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.

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  1. 9:14 Greek from dead works.

14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit(A) offered himself(B) unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences(C) from acts that lead to death,[a](D) so that we may serve the living God!(E)

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  1. Hebrews 9:14 Or from useless rituals