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25 Husbands, love your[a] wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her 26 to sanctify her by cleansing her[b] with the washing of the water by the word,

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  1. Ephesians 5:25 tn The Greek article has been translated as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).
  2. Ephesians 5:26 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.

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

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  1. Ephesians 5:26 Or having cleansed