1 CORINTHIANS 6:11 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”
But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. — The triad of redemptive acts brackets salvation: washing (ritual cleansing, baptismal imagery), sanctification (hagiazō = separation to God's purposes), and justification (dikaioomai = forensic acquittal). The name of Christ and the Spirit's agency together constitute the effective power. This transforms the preceding catalog from mere prohibition to proclamation of the Corinthians' actual status and resource.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 6:11
“And such were some of you: but you were washed, but you were sanctified.” In a way to abash them exceedingly, he adds this: as if he said, Consider from what evils God delivered us; how great an experiment and demonstration of loving-kindness He afforded us! He did not limit His redemption to mere deliverance, but greatly extended the benefit: for He also made you clean. Was this then all? Nay: but He also “sanctified.” Nor even is this all: He also “justified.” Yet even…
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