³ You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you.

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

¹⁷ Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.

¹⁰ Jesus replied, “A person who has bathed all over does not need to wash, except for the feet,^[a] to be entirely clean. And you disciples are clean, but not all of you.”

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]