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, 27 that He might (G)present to Himself the church [a]in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be (H)holy and blameless.

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  1. Ephesians 5:27 Lit glorious

10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor those habitually drunk, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will (A)inherit the kingdom of God. 11 (B)Such were some of you; but you were (C)washed, but you were (D)sanctified, but you were (E)justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and [a]in the Spirit of our God.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 6:11 Or by

19 For [a]it was (A)the Father’s good pleasure for all (B)the [b]fullness to dwell in Him, 20 and through Him to (C)reconcile all things to Himself, (D)whether things on earth or things in [c]heaven, having made (E)peace through (F)the blood of His cross.

21 And although you were (G)previously alienated and hostile in attitude, engaged in evil deeds, 22 yet He has now (H)reconciled you in His (I)body of flesh through death, in order to (J)present you before Him (K)holy and blameless and beyond reproach— 23 if indeed you continue in [d]the faith firmly (L)established and steadfast, and not shifting from the (M)hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed (N)in all creation under heaven, (O)and of which I, Paul, [e]was made a [f](P)minister.

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  1. Colossians 1:19 Or all the fullness was pleased to dwell
  2. Colossians 1:19 I.e., fullness of deity
  3. Colossians 1:20 Lit the heavens
  4. Colossians 1:23 Or in faith
  5. Colossians 1:23 Lit became
  6. Colossians 1:23 Or servant

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