Ephesians 5:26

Ephesians 5:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
• New International Version (NIV)to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
• English Standard Version (ESV)that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
• New King James Version (NKJV)that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,

Context of Ephesians 5:26

24But as Messiah’s community is submitted to Messiah, so also the wives to their husbands in everything. 25Husbands, love your wives just as Messiah also loved His community and gave Himself up for her to make her holy, having cleansed her by immersion in the word. 27Messiah did this so that He might present to Himself His glorious community—not having stain or wrinkle or any such thing, but in order that she might be holy and blameless. 28In the same way, husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Ephesians 5:26 word by word

ἵνα αὐτὴν ἁγιάσῃ καθαρίσας τῷ λουτρῷ τοῦ ὕδατος ἐν ῥήματι,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• might sanctifyἁγιάζωhagiazō · to sanctifyG37
• and cleanse itκαθαρίζωkatharizō · to cleanG2511
• with the washingὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• with the washingλουτρόνloutron · washingG3067
• of waterὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
• byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the wordῥῆμαrhēma · declarationG4487

Cross-references for Ephesians 5:26

• John 17:17“Make them holy in the truth. Your word is truth.
• Acts 26:18to open their eyes—so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of satan to God, that they may receive release from sins as well as a place among those who are made holy through trusting in Me.’
• 1 Corinthians 6:11That is what some of you were—but you were washed, you were made holy, you were set right in the name of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah and by the Ruach of our God.
• Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Messiah—who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God—cleanse our conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
• Hebrews 10:10By His will we have been made holy through the offering of the body of Messiah Yeshua once for all.
• 1 Peter 1:2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, set apart by the Ruach for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Yeshua the Messiah: May grace and shalom be multiplied to you.
• Jude 1:1Judah, a slave of Yeshua the Messiah and brother of Jacob, To those who are called, who are loved in God the Father, and kept safe for Yeshua the Messiah:
• Ezekiel 16:9Then I washed you with water, rinsed off your blood from on you and anointed you with oil.
• Ezekiel 36:25Then I will sprinkle clean water on you and you will be clean from all your uncleanness and from all your idols.
• Zechariah 13:1“In that day a spring will be opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
• John 3:5Yeshua answered, “Amen, amen I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
• Acts 22:16Now why are you waiting? Get up and be immersed, and wash away your sins, calling on His Name.’
• Hebrews 10:22So let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and body washed with pure water.
• 1 Peter 3:21Corresponding to that, immersion now brings you to safety—not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but a pledge to God of a good conscience—through the resurrection of Messiah Yeshua.
• 1 John 5:6Messiah Yeshua is the One who came by water and blood—not by water only, but by water and blood. The Spirit is the One who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
• John 15:8In this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be My disciples.”

Commentaries on Ephesians 5:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26That he might sanctify and cleanse it - The Church is represented as the spouse of Christ, as the woman is the spouse of the man; and, to prepare this Church for himself, he washes, cleanses, and sanctifies it. There is certainly an allusion here to the ancient method of purifying women, who were appointed to be consorts to kings; twelve months, it appears, were in some instances spent in this purification: Six months with oil of myrrh, and six months…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26That he might sanctify - The great object of the Redeemer was to purify and save the church. The meaning here is, that a husband is to manifest similar love toward his wife, and a similar desire that she should be prepared to “walk before him in white”. And cleanse it with the washing of water - In all this there is an allusion doubtless to the various methods of purifying and cleansing those who were about to be married, and who were to be united to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-33Verses 22-33 The duty of wives is, submission to their husbands in the Lord, which includes honouring and obeying them, from a principle of love to them. The duty of husbands is to love their wives. The love of Christ to the church is an example, which is sincere, pure, and constant, notwithstanding her failures. Christ gave himself for the church, that he might sanctify it in this world, and glorify it in the next, that he might bestow on all his members…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26by the washing with water through the word: The church has been purified by the message of good news. God has forgiven the sins of his people through Christ's sacrificial death (John 15:3; compare Titus 3:5; 1 Peter 3:21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. sanctify--that is, consecrate her to God. Compare Joh 17:19, meaning, "I devote Myself as a holy sacrifice, that My disciples also may be devoted or consecrated as holy in (through) the truth" [Neander] (He 2:11; 10:10; 13:12 see on He 10:10). and cleanse--rather, as Greek, "cleansing," without the "and." with the washing of water--rather as Greek, "with," or "by the laver of the water," namely, the baptismal water. So it ought to be translated in Tit…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 5:26

• Ablution
• Baptism
• Church
• Husband
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Sanctification
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Types
• Washing
• Word of God

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Commentaries on Ephesians 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings