24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands (A)in everything.

25 (B)Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and (C)gave Himself for her, 26 that He might [a]sanctify and cleanse her (D)with the washing of water (E)by the word, 27 (F)that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, (G)not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.

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  1. Ephesians 5:26 set it apart

24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands(A) in everything.

25 Husbands, love your wives,(B) just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her(C) 26 to make her holy,(D) cleansing[a] her by the washing(E) with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself(F) as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.(G)

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  1. Ephesians 5:26 Or having cleansed

24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

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

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

27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

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