INTRODUCTION
Outline.
1. But You Washed Them Away!
Introductory Remarks.
1. In this Sermonette today, we will discuss some essential words of the Apostle Paul to Corinth. To them, he wrote: "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, idolaters, nor adulterers…shall inherit the kingdom of God…And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God," 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. (Text shortened for brevity).
2. Paul wrote to them regarding their former and current condition: 1) what they were before Christ and 2) what they are now in Christ. He points out the former condition, their sins and unrighteousness, and their current condition: being washed, sanctified, and justified "in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of their God."
3. As a result of this washing, sanctification, and justification: "They are now in Christ and have inherited the kingdom of God.” He penned: "Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things become new," 2 Corinthians 5:17. This was due to their "washing, sanctification, and justification in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God," 1 Corinthians 6:11; Acts 18:8.
4. The same conditions that applied to these Corinthians apply to all sinners then and all sinners now. In our present condition, "dead in trespasses and sins," we cannot enter the Kingdom of God. We must abide by the same teaching and form that made them worthy to enter the "kingdom of God," John 3:3-5; Titus 3:4-7. We, too, must be "washed, sanctified, and justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God," 1 Corinthians 6:11. Let's see what Paul meant when he wrote: “But you washed them away.” What did the Corinthians “wash away?”
BODY OF LESSON
I BUT YOU WASHED THEM AWAY!
A. But you washed them away. What was it the Corinthians “washed away?" Looking closer at the Text, Paul states that "these things" were washed away. Their former practices and sins, the apostle enumerated: "Fornication, idolatry, adultery, effeminacy, abusers of themselves with mankind, thievery, covetousness, drunkenness, reviling, and extortions,” 1 Corinthians 6:9-10. (Text shortened for brevity). All these things the Corinthians “washed away" by their faith and obedience to the gospel of Christ. Consider,
1. The Corinthians were guilty of all "unrighteousness and sin" while practicing "these things." Like so many of us are today. We all have sinned “and fallen short of the glory of God,” Romans 3:23; Galatians 3:10-12.
2. Surely, those who practice "these things" or "commit these sins" shall not inherit the "kingdom of God," 1 Corinthians 6:9-10.
NOTE: See our lesson "For Such Were Some of You" on SermonCentral.com by Ron Freeman, Evangelist. It discusses these verses more completely.
3. To enter the kingdom of God, such sins and practices must be put away, washed away, and forgiven through the repentant believer's "washing them away." We will establish how this is done later. Now for the word "washed." Consider,
B. The word “washed" in Gr. is apolouo or ap-ol-oo'-o, meaning to wash off or put away: to wash oneself of sin thoroughly. To remitted: —or wash (away), 1 Corinthians 6:11, Acts 22:16. Let's consider other writers' use of the word "apolouo" elsewhere in the Bible.
1. First, in the Old Testament. It occurs once in the Old Testament and is used in several other passages in a similar word. Observe,
a. Job wrote: “I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent…If I wash with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; Yet shall thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me,” Job 9:28-31. (Text shortened for brevity).
b. David wrote: “Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin…Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow,” Psalms 51:2-7.
c. Solomon wrote: “There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness,” Proverbs 30:12.
2. Further, in the New Testament. It appears two times in the Textus Receptus Greek New Testament (TRGNT). Observe,
a. Paul wrote: “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost,” Titus 3:5.
NOTE: B. W. Johnson calls the washing of Titus 3:5 “the bath of regeneration.” He wrote: "Two elements enter the saving; these are referred to in John 3:5 as the birth of water and the Spirit.”
1) First, "By the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost. God's Spirit (e) affects the renewal of the spirit of man by bringing him to faith and repentance through the preaching of the gospel; thus, the renewal of the Holy Spirit is begun, and the gift of the Holy Spirit is promised as a sequence of baptism. Rom. 6:1–8 shows that the sinner dies to sin, is buried by baptism, rises to a new life, and is a new creature.” This is that “form of the doctrine,” Romans 6:17-18.
2) Second, “Washing of regeneration. (The) Bath of regeneration. All commentators of reputation refer this to baptism, such as Meyer, Olshausen, Lange, Plumptree, Schaff, Canon Cook, Wesley, etc.”
3) Third, “Regeneration is due to the Holy Spirit, but baptism is an outward act that God requires to complete the fact,” Page 605. This salvation is not procured by “faith alone.” Faith must be coupled with “obedience to Christ’s gospel message,” Acts 6:7; Hebrews 5:8-9; Romans 1:16, Romans 10:16-18. Therefore,
4) Jesus calls it “the new birth,” and only those experiencing it “shall see the kingdom of God” John 3:3. Again, He says, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee: Except a man be born of the water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God," John 3:5; John 3:23. To husbands,
b. Paul penned: “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of the water by the word,” Ephesians 5:25-26.
NOTE: B. W. Johnson commented on these verses. He wrote: “(To do this,) it was needful to cleanse it with the washing of water by the word. All commentators of repute in all bodies refer (to this as baptism.) All in the church pass through the waters of baptism. But washing the water would be of no avail without the word. The power is in the word of the Lord, which offers the gospel and commands baptism" Page 538. See Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15-16. (Corrections are my insertions for clarity). See Hebrews 11:29; 1 Corinthians 10:1-4.
3. Lastly, also in the New Testament. It also appears two times in the Morphological Greek New Testament (MGNT). Observe,
a. Luke wrote: "And now why tarriest thou? Arise, be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord,” Acts 22:16.
b. Paul wrote: “And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God,” 1 Corinthians 6:11.
4. Conclusion: “Remission of sin is obtained by undergoing baptism; hence, those who have gone down into the baptismal bath [lavacrum, cf., Titus 3:5; Ephesians 5:26), these are said to have washed or to have washed away their sins, (i.e., to have been cleansed from their sins), Acts 22:16; Acts 2:38. The sinner is unclean, polluted as it were by the filth of sin. Whoever obtains Remission (forgiveness) of sins has had their sins put out of God's sight —they are cleansed from them in the sight of God.”
NOTE: See BLB for its discussion of Titus 3:5; and Ephesians 5:26.
a. David wrote: "Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit, there is no guile," Psalms 32:1-2.
b. Paul wrote: "Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man the Lord will not impute sin," Romans 4:6-8; Psalms 85:2.
1) He has “cast them (our sins) into the depth of the sea, and remembers them no more,” Hebrews 10:15-18; Isaiah 43:25; Micah 7:19.
2) The Lord has “cast all my (our) sins behind His back,” Isaiah 38:17.
3) As far as “the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgression from us,” Psalms 103:12.
4) What a tremendous promise we can now be sure of, God has done this for us, also!
c. Peter preached: “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost,” Acts 2:38; Acts 3:19.
d. Conclusion: These Old and New Testament scriptures state that we must look to God for this "washing or cleansing." It is the "washing away of the sin of the soul." It is not the "washing away of the filth of the flesh," but "an answer of a good conscience towards God," 1 Peter 3:20-21. (Text shortened for brevity).
C. Textual exegesis. The New Greek/English Interlinear (NRSV) New Testament translates this verse as: “And these things some of you were: but you washed them away, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit of the God of us," 1 Corinthians 6:11. Observe, these three phases:
1. "But you were washed” is translated as "but you washed them away," i.e., these things that some of you were, or had been, guilty of committing: the sins in verses 9-10. This translation speaks to what was washed away and not who was washed. “These things” were washed away, not you were washed. This translation agrees with Acts 2:38; and Acts 22:16.
2. "But you were sanctified” is translated as "but you were sanctified." In this washing, they had been “set apart” for the service of God, as the servants of righteousness, Romans 6:17-18; Romans 6:22.
3. "But you were justified” is translated as "but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit of the God of us," verse 11. They were justified by their faith and obedience to the gospel in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God. They became like the Galatians, "the children of God by the faith in Christ Jesus," Galatians 3:26-27; Galatians 2:16; and Galatians 3:14. How were their sins washed away?
4. Exercise in Greek Parsing. We must now perform a short exercise in Greek Parsing to establish it was “what was washed away” and not entirely "who was washed." Amen, sister Ceilings and Brother Walls. What is Greek Parsing? Recall,
a. Greek Parsing means “to divide (a sentence) into grammatical parts and identify the parts and their relationship to each other.” Reference, Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
1) In this case, examining a word or phrase in a sentence from Greek to connect its adjective or verb; to its proper definite article, noun, or pronoun; that agrees within the Text by (case, number, and gender). Recall I said we would return to this discussion earlier in the lesson. Well, we a here now!
2) We will allow the case, number, and gender of a word or phrase in a sentence to define their relationship to each other in the Text. The Textus Receptus is the Interlinear being used in discussing this topic.
3) In this case, a sentence in the Greek manuscript is examined by case, number, and gender. (Insertion is mine).
b. The term “Textus Receptus” means – "the Received Text, because of the words "Textum…ab omibus receptum," occurring in the Preface of many earlier editions. (The Englishman's Greek New Testament, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI, First Printing 1970, Page v., in its Introduction).
c. The Englishman’s Greek New Testament, The Greek Text of Stephens 1550, is “An Interlinear Literal Translation, providing a word-for-word translation of the Greek text into English.” In its introduction, the authors of this work stated their goal: "Thus we have (endeavored) to furnish the English student with all he may require both as to the Text of the New Testament and possibly all he requires for its word-for-word translation. Interpretations we have endeavored to avoid," Page v, Introduction. There is a tremendous necessity for a literal translation of the word of God.
2. The Text of emphasis is this: “And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the Spirit of our God,” 1 Corinthians 6:11.
NOTE: Our aim in this exercise is to establish: that it was "these things" or the Corinthians' sins" that were washed away in the bath of regeneration that enabled them to "inherit the kingdom of God." Let's get into it! Observe,
3. Greek Parsing Exercise 1. Paul wrote,
a. “And such were some of you.” This sentence sets forth the Corinthians’ former condition.
1) “And” in Greek is “kai,” conjunction | CONJ.
2) “Such” in Greek is “tauta,” a Demonstrative Pronoun – Nominative Plural Neuter | D-NPN.
3) “Were” in Greek is “en,” a Verb – Imperfect (No voice stated) Indicative – 2nd Person Plural | V-IXI-2P. This verb is past tense.
4) The phrase “some of you” in Greek is “tis,” an Indefinite Pronoun – Nominative Plural Masculine | X-NPM.
5) The X-NPM refers to the Corinthians’ past condition (sins and practices), verses 9-10.
b. Conclusion: See Part One below for an explanation.
4. Greek Parsing Exercise 2. Paul wrote,
a. “But you are washed.” This sentence defines the act that precipitated their current condition.
1) The word “but” in Greek is “alla," conjunction | CONJ.
2) The phrase “you are washed” in Greek is “apolouo,” a Verb – Aorist Middle Indicative – 2nd Person Plural | V-AMI-2P.
3) Aorist is the English equivalent past tense verb. They are no longer guilty of any sins and practices mentioned in verses 9-10. They are washed away or forgiven by God.
b. “But you are sanctified.” This sentence specifies the Corinthians’ new condition.
1) The word “but” in Greek is “alla," conjunction | CONJ.
2) The phrase “you are sanctified” in Greek is “hagiazo,” a Verb - Aorist Passive Indicative - 2nd Person Plural | V-API-2P.
c. “But you are justified.” This sentence defines the Corinthians’ current standing before God.
1) The word “but” in Greek is “alla,” which is a conjunction | CONJ.
2) The phrase “you are justified” in Greek is “dikaioo,” a Verb - Aorist Passive Indicative - 2nd Person Plural | V-API-2P.
d. Conclusion: See Part Two below for an explanation.
5. Greek Parsing Exercise 3. Paul wrote,
a. “In the name of the Lord Jesus.”
1) The word “in” in Greek is “en,” a preposition | PREP.
2) The word “the” in Greek is “ho,” a Definite article - Dative Singular Neuter | T-DSN.
3) The word “name” in Greek is “onoma,” a Noun - Dative Singular Neuter | N-DSN.
4) The phrase “of the” in Greek is “ho,” a Definite article - Genitive Singular Masculine | T-GSM.
5) The word “Lord” in Greek is “kyrios,” a Noun - Genitive Singular Masculine | N-GSM.
6) The word “Jesus” in Greek is “iesous,” a Noun - Genitive Singular Masculine | N-GSM.
b. Conclusion: Articles and nouns agree in case, number, and gender.
NOTE: DSN and GSM mean Dative Singular Neuter, and Genitive Singular Masculine, respectively.
6. Greek Parsing Exercise 4. Paul wrote,
a. “And by the Spirit of our God.”
1) The word “and” in Greek is “kai,” a Conjunction | CONJ.
2) The word “by” in Greek is “en,” a preposition | PREP.
3) The word “the” in Greek is “ho,” a Definite article - Dative Singular Neuter | T-DSN.
4) The word “Spirit” in Greek is “pneuma,” a Noun - Dative Singular Neuter | N-DSN.
5) The phrase “of our” in Greek is “hemon,” a Personal/Possessive Pronoun - 1st Person Genitive Plural | P-1GP.
6) The word “God” in Greek is “theos,” a Noun - Genitive Singular Masculine | N-GSM.
b. Conclusion: Articles, nouns, and pronouns agree in case, number, and gender.
NOTE: DSN and GSM mean Dative Singular Neuter, and Genitive Singular Masculine, respectively.
D. They believed and obeyed the gospel of Christ. These Corinthians and all sinners are unclean, polluted by the filth of sin and transgression, Ephesians 2:1-10. All these phrases refer to the act of conversion.
1. To obtain Remission of their sins, or “these things,” these Corinthians: “hearing believed, and were baptized,” Acts 18:8. These Corinthians’ “sins,” having been washed away, are put out of God's sight, Hebrews 10:17-18.
2. They, too, like Paul: “Arose and were baptized -– to wash them away their sins, calling on the name of the Lord,” Acts 22:16. It was “these things, their sins.” That was put away or washed away!
3. This was made possible through: “The washing of regeneration and the renewing of the Holy Ghost," Titus 3:5. Like Paul, they obtained the forgiveness of their sins “by washing them away in baptism," Acts 22:16. Could this have been possible without their faith and obedience? Of course not! Then, how could one today believe it is possible without similar faith and obedience? It is not!
4. We have attached our work, "Making Heads and Tails," of our exercise in Greek Parsing at the end of this lesson. I welcome your comments. As I begin to conclude,
E. The lesson’s conclusion. God justifies and saves the sinner by His grace, Ephesians 2:4-9. Therefore, when the repentant believer (while yet a sinner) acknowledges their faith in Christ Jesus as being the Son of God and is baptized, they obtain "the remission of sins, and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit," Ephesians 1:13-14; Acts 5:32.
NOTE: Download our lesson "Hath, He Quickened You?" from SermonCentral.com. It discusses the quickening power of God in the conversion process. Many learned, and astute pastors neglect to share this process with their congregations. You might be one of them. Be it known unto you: "And harken unto my words, these are not drunken as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day. But this is that which was spoken of by the prophet Joel," Acts 2:14-18; Joel 2:28-29; John 7:37-39.
1. Application. Now how does all this apply to us? The same conditions that applied to these Corinthians apply to all sinners then and all sinners now. In our present condition, "dead in trespasses and sins," we cannot enter the Kingdom of God. We must abide by the same teaching and form that made them worthy to enter the "kingdom of God," John 3:3-5; Titus 3:4-7. We, too, must be "washed, sanctified, and justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God," 1 Corinthians 6:11.
2. How is this done? We must be "washed in the blood of the lamb." John wrote: "Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and hath made us kings and priest unto God and His Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen," Revelation 1:5-6.
a. The apostle John wrote:
1) He loved us. “For God so loved the world…everlasting life,” John 3:16.
2) He washed us – from our sins. The Greek word “wash” in this verse is “louo,” meaning to bathe, wash, and cleanse. Wash us from what? The answer is "from our sins," Acts 22:16. This word, “louo,” symbolizes the act of baptism. Christ’s blood was shed for the remission of sins, Matthew 26:28. It is in baptism the sinner obtains the “remission of sins,” Acts 2:38; Acts 22:16. Therefore, it is then Christ “washes us from our sins in His own blood,” Revelation 1:5; Ephesians 2:4-9.
3) In His - own blood. In what were we washed? Answer: "In his own blood," Revelation 1:5. Christ offered Himself as "The lamb of God to take away the sins of the world,” John 1:29; 1 Peter 1:18-19. The blood of Christ was shed for our sins and now provides cleansing and forgiveness, John 19:34; Hebrews 1:3; Hebrews 9:11-17. After which, He,
4) Hath made us – kings and priests. We are become “kings and priests unto Jesus, and God His Father,” Revelation 1:5. To offer up “spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ,” 1 Peter 2:5. We are a “royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people…called out of darkness into his marvelous light," 1 Peter 2:9; Ephesians 1:11-14; Colossians 1:12. Having been: “Translated into the kingdom of God’s dear Son,” Colossians 1:13; 1 Peter 2:9.
5) These Corinthians, heard, believed, and were baptized after witnessing the same gospel message the Ephesians had believed and obeyed. To the elder of Ephesus, Paul said: “I kept back nothing…but have showed you, and taught you publicly, and from house to house. Testifying both to the Jews and the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ…so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God,” Acts 20:20-25; Acts 19:1-7; Acts 19:10. (Text shortened for brevity). This cleansing, forgiveness, or bath of regeneration was not possible under the Old Testament. In Paul’s Letter to the Hebrews,
b. He penned: "For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins," Hebrews 10:4. Christ's blood is the cleansing agent that washes away our sins through the "bath of regeneration," Titus 3:4-7.
1) Christ is the “mediator of the New Testament,” Hebrews 9:12-14.
2) There is “redemption in His blood,” Romans 3:23-27; Ephesians 1:7.
3) In whom we “have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins,” Colossians 1:14. Listen to how Paul explains our cleansing and forgiveness. Notice,
4) He wrote: “In whom (or Him) also (you):”
a) First, “Are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ.”
b) Further, “(Were) buried with Him in baptism, wherein also ye have risen with Him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.”
c) Lastly, “(While) being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all (our) trespasses,” Colossians 2:11-13.
5) Conclusion: Therefore, the forgiveness, cleansing, and washing away of our sins occur when we are with Jesus: “dead in our trespasses and sins,” when God “quickens us together with Christ,” Colossians 2:13; Ephesians 2:4-7. Then we were: “washed, sanctified, and justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God,” 1 Corinthians 6:11. If not, why not?
c. Summary: This entire lesson was presented to assure those who have faith in Christ Jesus and submit to Him in obedience will be forgiven of their sins and disobedience. Just like the Corinthians who: "heard the message of the gospel, believed it, and were obedient in baptized" to "wash away their sins," Acts 18:8; 1 Corinthians 6:11.
3. Listen to Peter on the day of Pentecost. After preaching the gospel message, he told the audience to: "Repent and be baptized, every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission (forgiveness) of their sins, and they would receive the gift of the Holy Spirit…And with many other words, he testified, saying save yourself from this untoward generation. Then they that gladly received his word were baptized," Acts 2:38-41. I suggest nothing has changed to this message or its forgiveness conditions.
4. The apostle Paul persuades: "Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord we persuade men," 2 Corinthians 5:10-11. Jesus affirms: "He that rejecteth me and receive not my word hath one that judges him, the same word that I have spoken shall judge him at the last day," John 12:48.
5. The hearer’s motivation. "Whosoever will let him come," Revelations 22:17: "Behold I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him and sup with him, and he with me," Revelations 3:20. Finally, Jesus: "Come unto me all ye that labor," Matthew 11:28-30. Won't you consider the "new birth" and trust the Lord today? You have heard the word of God; the seed has been sown in your heart. Come, the water is ready; the Spirit is willing. Come and confess your faith in Christ, and be baptized: to be "born again." The Lord is still calling. Won't you come now as we rise together and sing!
ATTACHMENT
Making “Heads and Tails” Of This Work”
1 Corinthians 6:11
Results of Greek Parsing. We have mapped this Text in the following manner:
a. Part One. We aimed to establish that “the unrighteous” who practice these sins are the “such were some of you” that “could not inherit the kingdom of God.” Observe,
1) First, the phrase “the unrighteous” is an Adjective | Nominative Plural Masculine | or A-NPM.
[The words “revilers, and extortioners] are also Adjectives | or A-NPM, respectively.
2) Further, the words “fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, effeminates, abusers of themselves, thieves, covetous, and drunkards, are all Nouns | or N-NPM, respectively. [These are Corinthians who practice these sins!]
3) Lastly, the phrase “some of you" is an Indefinite Pronoun | Nominative Plural Masculine | or X-NPM.
NOTE: In Greek Parsing, adjectives modify their corresponding nouns or pronouns.
NOTE: NPM – means Nominative Plural Masculine.
4) Conclusion: All adjectives, nouns, and the indefinite pronoun agree in case, number, and gender. Therefore, the "unrighteous" are the "some of you" that could not "inherit the kingdom of God," 1 Corinthians 6:9-11.
b. Part Two. We aimed to establish that "but you are" refers to those Corinthians' who "are washed, sanctified, and justified" to "inherit the kingdom of God."
NOTE: Therefore, only those Corinthians that are "washed, sanctified, and justified" have “inherit the kingdom of God,” 1 Corinthians 6:11; Galatians 5:19-21; Ephesians 5:5.
1) The three phrases, beginning with the conjunction “but,” were mapped in the following manner:
a) The phrase “you are washed” is a Verb | Aorist Middle Indicative - 2nd Person Plural | or V-AMI-2P.
b) The phrase “you are sanctified” is a Verb | Aorist Passive Indicative - 2nd Person Plural | or V-API-2P.
c) The phrase “you are justified” is a Verb | Aorist Passive Indicative - 2nd Person Plural | or V-API-2P.
NOTE: We had to look outside this verse to obtain its corresponding definite article, noun, and pronoun. Who was washed, sanctified, and justified? Observe,
2) The definite articles. We found the definite article located in two verses proceeding its noun.
a) The phrase "Them that" in Greek is “ho,” a Definite Article | Accusative Plural Masculine | or T-APM. This article is part of the sentence, “them that are within,” 1 Corinthians 5:12. From the TRGNT.
b) The phrase "those who" in Greek is “ho,” a Definite Article | Accusative Plural Masculine | or T-APM. From the MGNT.
3) The noun. In Greek, " brethren " is "adelphos,” a Noun | Accusative Plural Masculine | or N-APM. This noun refers to the brethren in Corinth, 1 Corinthians 6:8.
4) The pronoun. In Greek, "them" is “ho,” a Demonstrative Pronoun | Accusative Plural Masculine | or D-APM. The pronoun refers “to them” in the church at Corinth, 1 Corinthians 6:4. From the TRGNT.
NOTE: APM – means Accusative Plural Masculine.
5) Conclusion: The definite articles, nouns, and the demonstrative pronoun agree in case, number, and gender.
a. Therefore, the brethren or church members in Corinth were "washed, sanctified, and justified" and had an “inheritance in the kingdom of God.”
b. Due entirely to their faith and baptism "in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of their God," 1 Corinthians 6:11.
c. Anyone who would be washed, sanctified, and justified must do what these Corinthians had done. Acts 18:8; 1 Corinthians 1:13. And the beloved apostle Paul, Acts 22:16.
NOTE: TRGNT and MGNT mean Textus Receptus Greek New Testament and Morphological Greek New Testament, respectively. See the BLB at www.blb.org.
Consultations and Commendations
I submit this verse unto you that I may: “Render therefore to all their dues: tributes to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; and honor to whom honor, (is due),” Romans 13:7. I acknowledge my consultation with these distinguished authors in this lesson.
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7. The People's New Testament, by B. W. Johnson, Christian Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, MI, 1891.
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