And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

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Fine linen,(A) bright and clean,
    was given her to wear.”

(Fine linen stands for the righteous acts(B) of God’s holy people.)

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10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

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10 I delight greatly in the Lord;
    my soul rejoices(A) in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
    and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,(B)
as a bridegroom adorns his head(C) like a priest,
    and as a bride(D) adorns herself with her jewels.

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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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26 to make her holy,(A) cleansing[a] her by the washing(B) with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself(C) as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 5:26 Or having cleansed

And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.

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His clothes became dazzling white,(A) whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them.

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12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

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12 He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend(A)?’ The man was speechless.

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10 I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.

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10 I clothed you with an embroidered(A) dress and put sandals of fine leather on you. I dressed you in fine linen(B) and covered you with costly garments.(C)

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13 The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.

14 She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

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13 All glorious(A) is the princess within her chamber;
    her gown is interwoven with gold.(B)
14 In embroidered garments(C) she is led to the king;(D)
    her virgin companions(E) follow her—
    those brought to be with her.

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13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?

14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

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13 Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes(A)—who are they, and where did they come from?”

14 I answered, “Sir, you know.”

And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes(B) and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.(C)

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14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

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14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ,(A) and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 13:14 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.

22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

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22 This righteousness(A) is given through faith(B) in[a] Jesus Christ(C) to all who believe.(D) There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,(E)

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  1. Romans 3:22 Or through the faithfulness of

10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

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10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white(A) stood beside them.

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And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

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While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning(A) stood beside them.

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Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

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May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;(A)
    may your faithful people(B) sing for joy.’”

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