That he might sanctify it through the word — The ordinary channel of all blessings. Having cleansed it — From the guilt and power of sin. By the washing of water — In baptism; if, with "the outward and visible sign," we receive the "inward and spiritual grace."
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Ephesians 5:26
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,