Ephesians 5:26
Ephesians 5:25-28 The Message (MSG)
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.
Ephesians 5:26 King James Version (KJV)
that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word
Ephesians 5:26 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word
Ephesians 5:26 New Century Version (NCV)
to make it belong to God. Christ used the word to make the church clean by washing it with water.
Ephesians 5:26 American Standard Version (ASV)
that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word
Ephesians 5:26 New International Version (NIV)
to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word
Ephesians 5:26 New King James Version (NKJV)
that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word
Ephesians 5:26 Amplified Bible (AMP)
so that He might sanctify the church, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word [of God]
Ephesians 5:26 New Living Translation (NLT)
to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word.