Catholic Public Domain Version
"so that he might sanctify her, washing her clean by water and the Word of life, "
— Ephesians 5:26, Catholic Public Domain 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, ”
“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, just as Christ is the head of the Church. He is the Savior of his body.
Therefore, just as the Church is subject to Christ, so also should wives be subject to their husbands in all things.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the Church and handed himself over for her,
so that he might sanctify her, washing her clean by water and the Word of life,
so that he might offer her to himself as a glorious Church, not having any spot or wrinkle or any such thing, so that she would be holy and immaculate.
So, too, husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
For no man has ever hated his own flesh, but instead he nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ also does to the Church.