Ephesians 5:25-26

5:25 Husbands, love your ¹  wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her 5:26 to sanctify her by cleansing her ²  with the washing of the water by the word,

[5:25]  ¹ tn The Greek article has been translated as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

[5:26]  ² tn The direct object “her” is implied, but not found in the Greek text. It has been supplied in the English translation to clarify the sense of the passage.