Verse Comparison: Ephesians 5:26
American Standard Version
that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,
Amplified® Bible
So that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the Word,
Contemporary English Version
He made the church holy by the power of his word, and he made it pure by washing it with water.
Darby English Version
in order that he might sanctify it, purifying [it] by the washing of water by [the] word,
Good News Bible
He did this to dedicate the church to God by his word, after making it clean by washing it in water,
International Standard Version
so that he might make it holy by cleansing it, washing it with water and the word,
King James Version
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
New American Standard Bible
so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
New International Version
to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
New King James Version
that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
Young's Literal Translation
that he might sanctify it, having cleansed `it' with the bathing of the water in the saying,