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so thatἵναhe might sanctifyἁγιάσῃher,αὐτὴνhaving cleansed herκαθαρίσαςby the washingτῷ λουτρῷof waterτοῦ ὕδατοςwithἐνthe word,ῥήματι
Ephesians 5:26
Study it in the app“so that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,”
Paul holds up the Messiah's self-giving love as the husband's modelDating and Marriage
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 5:26, word by word
- he might sanctifyἁγιάσῃhagiasēi
sanctify
To cleanse from sin and change one's life.
Where else “hagiasēi” appears- having cleansed herκαθαρίσαςkatharisas
purify
To cleanse the heart from sin.
Where else “katharisas” appears- by the washingλουτρῷloutrōi
washing
Washing, bath.
Where else “loutrōi” appears- of waterὕδατοςhydatos
water
The liquid of rivers, wells and rain, for drinking and washing.
Where else “hydatos” appears- the wordῥήματιrhēmati
word
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēmati” appears
The context
25Husbands, love your wives just as also the Messiah loved the assembly and gave himself up for her,
26 · This verse (above)
27so that he himself might present the assembly to himself glorious, not having spot or wrinkle or any of such things, but that she might be holy and without blemish.
To study Ephesians 5 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say about walking in love and walking as children of light (v. 1-2, 8-9)?
2. What it means
Paul links the Messiah's love for the assembly with a husband's love for his wife (v. 25-29). What does the text say that love is like?
3. How I live it
Paul invites us to give thanks always and to speak with psalms and songs (v. 19-20). What simple habit could help you do that?