Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
John 15:3 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for John 15:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting John chapter 15 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.”
John 15:3 (KJV)
Commentary on John 15:3
Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you (ἤδη ὑμεῖς καθαροί ἐστε διὰ τὸν λόγον)—Jesus declares the disciples katharoi (clean, pure) not through ritual washing but through ton logon (the word). This echoes Ephesians 5:26, where Christ cleanses the church "with the washing of water by the word."The perfect tense ἐστε (you are) indicates an already-accomplished reality. Their cleansing came through receiving and believing Christ's teaching (His rhema, spoken word). In the vine allegory, this means genuine branches have been pruned (v.2) and purified through divine truth. Jud...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for John 15:3
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“Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.”
“having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word”
“love one another from the heart fervently:”
“Someone who has bathed only needs to have his feet washed, but is completely clean. You are clean, but not all of you.”