^{25 Ref} Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

^{26 Ref} That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

^{27 Ref} That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

^{25 Ref} Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;

^{26 Ref} that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

^{27 Ref} that he might present the church to himself a glorious `church', not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.