Bible Strands
John 15:3
You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples during the upper room discourse, speaking immediately after describing the Father’s pruning work in John 15:2.
The words — ἤδη (ēdē) translates literally as "already," and καθαροὶ (katharoi) means "clean" or "cleansed."
The thread — This cleansing motif appears in John 17:17, Ephesians 5:26, and 1 Peter 1:22, though those passages employ different Greek verbs for sanctification and purification.
Why it lands — The text declares the disciples’ present spiritual cleanliness as a direct result of Jesus’ spoken message, demanding that they accept and abide in that declared reality rather than pursue a subsequent purification.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
Cross-references
- John 17:17 Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.
- Ephesians 5:26 to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
- 1 Peter 1:22 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
- John 13:10 Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”