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that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Word,
that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,
so that He might sanctify the church, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word [of God],
So that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the Word,
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
to make her holy, cleansing her with the washing of water by the word.
He did this to make her holy by washing her in a bath of water with the word.
in order to set it apart for God, making it clean through immersion in the mikveh, so to speak,
He made the church holy by the power of his word, and he made it pure by washing it with water.
in order that he might sanctify it, purifying [it] by the washing of water by [the] word,
in order that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her with the washing of water by the word,
That he might sanctify it, cleansing it by the laver of water in the word of life:
He died to make the church holy. He used the telling of the Good News to make the church clean by washing it with water.
He did that to make us completely clean, as the people of God. It was like he washed us with water, as he brought God's message to us.
to make her holy, by cleansing her with the washing of water in connection with the Word.
that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
to ·make her holy [sanctify her], cleansing her in the washing of water by the word [C the “washing” may be (1) baptism, (2) spiritual cleansing (Titus 3:5), or (3) an analogy drawn from the Jewish prenuptial bath (Ezek. 16:8–14); the “word” may be (1) the Gospel, (2) a baptismal formula, or (3) the confession of the one baptized].
That he might sanctify it, and cleanse it by the washing of water through the word,
He did this to make the church holy by cleansing it, washing it using water along with spoken words.
He did this to dedicate the church to God by his word, after making it clean by washing it in water,
to make her holy, cleansing her with the washing of water by the word.
to make it belong to God. Christ used the word to make the church clean by washing it with water.
so that he might make it holy by cleansing it, washing it with water and the word,
But, remember, this means that the husband must give his wife the same sort of love that Christ gave to the Church, when he sacrificed himself for her. Christ gave himself to make her holy, having cleansed her through the baptism of his Word—to make her an altogether glorious Church in his eyes. She is to be free from spots, wrinkles or any other disfigurement—a Church holy and perfect.
that he might sanctify and cleanse her in the washing of water by the word,
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
in order that he might sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word;
to make her holy and clean, washed by baptism and God’s Word;
Husbands, go all out in your love for your wives, exactly as Christ did for the church—a love marked by giving, not getting. Christ’s love makes the church whole. His words evoke her beauty. Everything he does and says is designed to bring the best out of her, dressing her in dazzling white silk, radiant with holiness. And that is how husbands ought to love their wives. They’re really doing themselves a favor—since they’re already “one” in marriage.
that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
that he might sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing of water through the word,
He did this to make the church holy by cleansing it, washing it using water along with spoken words.
to sanctify her, cleansing her by the bath of water with the word,
so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
in order to sanctify her by cleansing her with water and the word,
to make it belong to God. Christ used the word to make the church clean by washing it with water.
to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word,
He did it to make her holy. He made her clean by washing her with water and the word.
to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,
Christ did this so He could set the church apart for Himself. He made it clean by the washing of water with the Word.
to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word.
to sanctify it, and cleansed it in the fountain of water through the word,
in order to make her holy by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word,
in order to make her holy by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word,
in order to make her holy by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word,
in order to make her holy by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word,
so that he could make it holy, cleansing it by washing it with water through the word.
That He might bring her to kedushah, having given her tohorah (purification) by the tevilah of the mikveh mayim of the Dvar Hashem,
so that He might sanctify her and cleanse her by the washing of water through the Word,
that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
to make her holy, having cleansed her by immersion in the word.
Husbands, you must love your wives so deeply, purely, and sacrificially that we can understand it only when we compare it to the love the Anointed One has for His bride, the church. We know He gave Himself up completely to make her His own, washing her clean of all her impurity with water and the powerful presence of His word.
that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,
He did that so that he might make the church people holy, when they were washed with water by God's word.
to make it holy; and cleansed it with the washing of water [that he should make it holy; cleansing it with the washing of water], in the word of life,
that he might sanctify it, having cleansed [it] with the bathing of the water in the saying,
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