Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
Parallel translations
- WEB You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
- BSB You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.
- NKJV You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
- NASB You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
- NLT You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you.
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Quick answer
The disciples are already clean through the word Jesus has spoken to them. God's word cleanses and prepares believers to bear fruit.
Overview
Using the same root as 'prunes' in verse 2, Jesus says the disciples are already 'clean' because of His word. The message of Christ, received in faith, purifies and sets believers apart. This cleansing is the basis of their fruitfulness, underscoring that the gospel word is the means by which God works His pruning and purifying grace.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- John 17:17Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
- Eph 5:26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
- 1 Pet 1:22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
- John 13:10Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
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