²⁶ that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by ^(A)the washing of water ^(B)with the word,

³ Already ^(A)you are clean ^(B)because of the word that I have spoken to you.

^17 (A)Sanctify them^[a] in the truth; ^(B)your word is truth. ^18 (C)As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. ¹⁹ And ^(D)for their sake ^(E)I consecrate myself,^[b] that they also ^(F)may be sanctified^[c] in truth.

²² Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for ^(A)a sincere brotherly love, ^(B)love one another earnestly from a pure heart, ^23 (C)since you have been born again, ^(D)not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through ^(E)the living and abiding word of God;

⁵ Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born ^(A)of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

¹⁷ and take ^(A)the helmet of salvation, and ^(B)the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,

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

²² let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts ^(A)sprinkled clean ^(B)from an evil conscience and our bodies ^(C)washed with pure water.

⁵ he saved us, ^(A)not because of works done by us in righteousness, but ^(B)according to his own mercy, by ^(C)the washing of regeneration and ^(D)renewal of the Holy Spirit, ⁶ whom he ^(E)poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, ⁷ so that ^(F)being justified by his grace we might become ^(G)heirs ^(H)according to the hope of eternal life.