American Standard Version
"that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word, "
— Ephesians 5:26, American Standard Version
“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,”
“to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word,”
“That he might sanctify it, cleansing it by the laver of water in the word of life:”
“So that he might make it holy, having made it clean with the washing of water by the word,”
“That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,”
For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.
But as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their husbands in everything.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,
that he might present the church to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:
for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church;