1 Corinthians 6:11
King James Version
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.
As the word "sanctified" is being explored on this blog, the word "justified" surfaced, too.
What do "washed", "sanctified", and "justified" mean?
Other Bible versions explain:
1 Corinthians 6:11
Amplified Bible
11 And such were some of you [before you believed]. But you were washed [by the atoning sacrifice of Christ], you were sanctified [set apart for God, and made holy], you were justified [declared free of guilt] in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the [Holy] Spirit of our God [the source of the believer’s new life and changed behavior].
1 Corinthians 6:11
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
11 And such some of you were [once]. But you were washed clean (purified by a complete atonement for sin and made free from the guilt of sin), and you were consecrated (set apart, hallowed), and you were justified [pronounced righteous, by trusting] in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the [Holy] Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:11
Common English Bible
11 That is what some of you used to be! But you were washed clean, you were made holy to God, and you were made right with God in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:11
Complete Jewish Bible
11 Some of you used to do these things. But you have cleansed yourselves, you have been set apart for God, you have come to be counted righteous through the power of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah and the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:11
Contemporary English Version
11 Some of you used to be like that. But now the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and the power of God's Spirit have washed you and made you holy and acceptable to God.
1 Corinthians 6:11
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
11 And some of you were these things. But you washed-them-away[a], but you were sanctified[b], but you were declared-righteous in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:11
Easy-to-Read Version
11 In the past some of you were like that. But you were washed clean, you were made holy, and you were made right with God in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:11
Expanded Bible
11 In the past, some of you were like that, but you were washed clean. You were ·made holy [sanctified], and you were ·made right with God [justified; declared righteous] in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and ·in [or by; through] the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:11
GOD’S WORD Translation
11 That’s what some of you were! But you have been washed and made holy, and you have received God’s approval in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:11
Good News Translation
11 Some of you were like that. But you have been purified from sin; you have been dedicated to God; you have been put right with God by the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:11
International Children’s Bible
11 In the past, some of you were like that. But you were washed clean. You were made holy. And you were made right with God in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:11
J.B. Phillips New Testament
And such men, remember, were some of you! But you have cleansed yourselves from all that, you have been made whole in spirit, you have been justified before God in the name of the Lord Jesus and in his very Spirit.
1 Corinthians 6:11
Living Bible
11 There was a time when some of you were just like that but now your sins are washed away, and you are set apart for God; and he has accepted you because of what the Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit of our God have done for you.
1 Corinthians 6:11
Names of God Bible
11 That’s what some of you were! But you have been washed and made holy, and you have received God’s approval in the name of the Lord Yeshua Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:11
New Century Version
11 In the past, some of you were like that, but you were washed clean. You were made holy, and you were made right with God in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:11
New International Reader's Version
11 Some of you used to do those things. But your sins were washed away. You were made holy. You were made right with God. All of this was done in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. It was also done by the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:11
New Life Version
11 Some of you were like that. But now your sins are washed away. You were set apart for God-like living to do His work. You were made right with God through our Lord Jesus Christ by the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:11
New Living Translation
11 Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:11
New Testament for Everyone
11 That, of course, is what some of you were! But you were washed clean; you were made holy; you were put back to rights – in the name of the Lord, King Jesus, and in the spirit of our God.
Kehillah in Corinth I 6:11
Orthodox Jewish Bible
11 And some of you were these things. But you were washed and made tehorim (clean), you were made to be Am Kadosh, you were made to be yitzdak im Hashem in the name of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua Adoneinu and in the Ruach Hakodesh of Eloheinu.
1 Corinthians 6:11
Tree of Life Version
11 That is what some of you were—but you were washed, you were made holy, you were set right in the name of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah and by the Ruach of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:11
The Voice
11 Some of you used to live in these ways, but you are different now; you have been washed clean, set apart, restored, and set on the right path in the name of the Lord Jesus, the Anointed, by the Spirit of our living God.
1 Corinthians 6:11
Worldwide English (New Testament)
11 Some of you were like that. But now you have been washed and made holy. The Spirit of our God has made you right by the name of the Lord Jesus.
1 Corinthians 6:11
Young's Literal Translation
11 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.
In SUMMARY, "washed" means:
washed [by the atoning sacrifice of Christ]
washed clean (purified by a complete atonement for sin and made free from the guilt of sin)
washed clean
cleansed
washed-them-away
purified from sin
your sins are washed away
washed away
washed and made tehorim (clean)
In SUMMARY, "sanctified" means:
sanctified [set apart for God, and made holy]
consecrated (set apart, hallowed)
made holy to God
set apart for God
made you holy
made holy
dedicated to God
made whole in spirit
set apart for God
set apart for God-like living to do His work
made to be Am Kadosh
set apart
In SUMMARY, "justified" means:
justified [declared free of guilt]
justified [pronounced righteous, by trusting]
made right with God
come to be counted righteous
acceptable
declared-righteous
received God’s approval
put right with God
accepted
put back to rights
made to be yitzdak im Hashem
set right
restored
made you right
Now that we're getting on with our understanding of sanctification, the question is:
"Is PERFECTION possible?"
Find out on the next post.
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