Jesus said, "Those who have taken a bath are completely clean and do not have to wash themselves, except for their feet. All of you are clean---all except one."

Dedicate them to yourself by means of the truth; your word is truth.

He did this to dedicate the church to God by his word, after making it clean by washing it in water,

Now that by your obedience to the truth you have purified yourselves and have come to have a sincere love for other believers, love one another earnestly with all your heart.