1 Corinthians 6:11
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.
Study Note
Study Note
'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.' The three perfects — washed, sanctified, justified — applied to a community drawn from vices (6:9-10) celebrate transformation as the normal expectation of the gospel. The trinitarian structure (in the name of the Lord Jesus, by the Spirit of God) mirrors Titus 3:4-6 and Ephesians 1's trinitarian soteriology. The order — washed, sanctified, then justified — has been noted as unusual (Paul typically puts justification before sanctification), perhaps because in this pastoral context the lived transformation precedes the forensic verdict in the congregation's experience.
Other Translations
And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.
And certain of you were these! but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were declared righteous, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.
And such were some of you; but you have been washed, you have been made holy, you have been given righteousness in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
Cross References
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
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O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within …
Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all …
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth …
Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: …