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Ephesians 5:26 — King James Version← Study notes

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,


Ephesians 5:26Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 5:2610 words
GreekMeaning
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
αὐτὴνautēn
herpronounG846
ἁγιάσῃhagiasē
He may sanctifyverbG37
καθαρίσαςkatharisas
having cleansed herverbG2511
τῷ
by thearticleG3588
λουτρῷloutrō
washingnounG3067
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ὕδατοςhydatos
of waternounG5204
ἐνen
byprepositionG1722
ῥήματιrhēmati
declarationnounG4487
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 5:26

“And gave Himself up,” he says, “for it, that He might sanctify and cleanse it.” So then she was unclean! So then she had blemishes, so then she was unsightly, so then she was worthless! Whatsoever kind of wife you shall take, yet shall you never take such a bride as the Church, when Christ took her, nor one so far removed from you as the Church was from Christ. And yet for all that, He did not abhor her, nor loathe her for her surpassing deformity. Would you hear her…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 20 on Ephesians
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