Eph 5:25-27, Tit 2:14, 3:3-5, 1Jo 1:7, 2:1-2, Jude 23, Rev 1:5-6 | ESV | STEP | Husbands , love your wives , as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her ,

Ephesians 5:25-27

25 ^aHusbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and ^bgave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by ^cthe washing of water ^dwith the word, 27 so ^ethat he might present the church to himself in splendor, ^fwithout spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. ^{▼▼Or holy and blameless}

Titus 2:14

14 ^hwho gave himself for us to ⁱredeem us from all lawlessness and ^jto purify for himself ^ka people for his own possession who are ^lzealous for good works.

Titus 3:3-5

3 For ^mwe ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4 But when ⁿthe goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, ^onot because of works done by us in righteousness, but ^paccording to his own mercy, by ^qthe washing of regeneration and ^rrenewal of the Holy Spirit,

1 John 1:7

7 But ^sif we walk in the light, ^tas he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and ^uthe blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 2:1-2

Christ Our Advocate

1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, ^vwe have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 ^wHe is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but ^xalso for the sins of the whole world.

Jude 23

23 save others by ^ysnatching them out of ^zthe fire; to others show mercy ^aawith fear, hating even ^abthe garment ^{▼▼Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin} stained by the flesh.

Revelation of John 1:5-6

5 and from Jesus Christ ^adthe faithful witness, ^aethe firstborn of the dead, and ^afthe ruler of kings on earth.

To ^aghim who loves us and ^ahhas freed us from our sins by his blood 6 and made us ^aia kingdom, ^ajpriests to ^akhis God and Father, to him be ^alglory and ^amdominion forever and ever. Amen.