| Ephesians 5:26
| That he might sanctify it, cleansing it by the laver of water in the word of life,
| Cleansing it by the laver { Ver. 26. Lavacro aquae in verbo vitae, to loutro tou udatos en remati loutron, be taken for a bath of water, or the water itself. See Titus 3:5. Vitae is now wanting in the Greek. See Estius. St. Chrysostom, by the word, understands the form of baptism in the name of the Father, etc. (Hom. xx.)|} of water, in the word of life. By this washing is generally understood the sacrament of baptism; and by the word of life, not the word of the gospel preached, but the words or form used in the administration of baptism, according to Christ's institution: but this is not so certain. (Witham)
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