1 Corinthians 6:11

And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

Cross-reference

In 1 Corinthians 1:2, believers are called 'sanctified in Christ Jesus' — the same status Paul affirms for these Corinthians.

1 Corinthians 1:30 says Christ became our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption — directly mirroring the threefold description here.

1 Corinthians 12:2 reminds the Corinthians they were once pagans led astray to mute idols, directly reflecting the 'such were some of you' past.

Ephesians 2:1-3 details the former dead-in-sin state and children-of-wrath condition, which is exactly what believers were washed from.

Romans 5:1 Parallel

Romans 5:1 states that being justified by faith brings peace with God, adding the result of the justification in 1 Corinthians 6:11.

Romans 5:9 Parallel

Romans 5:9 ties justification to Christ's blood and future salvation from wrath, expanding the meaning of 'justified' in 1 Corinthians 6:11.

Romans 6:17-19 describes the transition from being slaves of sin to slaves of righteousness, mirroring the washing and sanctification here.

Romans 8:30 Parallel

Romans 8:30 places justification within God's eternal plan of calling and glorification, giving context to the justification in 1 Corinthians 6:11.

Romans 8:33 Parallel

Romans 8:33 declares God is the one who justifies, so no charge stands against His elect—reinforcing the secure justification in 1 Corinthians 6:11.

Galatians 2:16 emphasizes justification through faith in Christ, not works of the law, clarifying the means of justification in 1 Corinthians 6:11.

Galatians 3:8 reveals that God's plan to justify the Gentiles by faith was foretold to Abraham, connecting to the justified believers in 1 Corinthians 6:11.

Galatians 3:11 quotes 'the righteous shall live by faith,' grounding the justification in 1 Corinthians 6:11 in faith rather than law.

Revelation 7:14 depicts saints washing robes white in the Lamb's blood — strong parallel to being washed and sanctified.

Ephesians 4:17-22 describes the old walk of futility and deceitful lusts that believers have put off, echoing the transformation in the main verse.

Ephesians 5:8 contrasts former darkness with present light in the Lord, directly paralleling the 'were...but now are' pattern of sanctification.

In Ephesians 5:26, Christ sanctifies the church by washing with water through the word — directly echoing the washing and sanctification here.

Colossians 3:5-7 lists sins the believers once walked in and now must put to death, aligning with the washed and sanctified transformation.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 echoes sanctification by the Spirit, the same work described in 1 Cor 6:11 as part of believers' cleansing.

Titus 3:3 Parallel

Titus 3:3 recalls believers' former foolishness and slavery to passions, exactly the kind of past that was washed away in the main verse.

Titus 3:5 Parallel

Titus 3:5 describes the same washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit — the means of salvation and cleansing.

Titus 3:7 Parallel

Titus 3:7 reinforces justification by grace — the same Pauline theme of being washed and justified through Christ.

Hebrews 2:11 says Christ sanctifies believers, directly paralleling the sanctification mentioned in 1 Cor 6:11.

1 Peter 1:2 Parallel

1 Peter 1:2 explicitly mentions sanctification by the Spirit and sprinkling with blood, mirroring the Spirit's role in washing and sanctifying in 1 Cor 6:11.

1 Peter 4:3 Parallel

1 Peter 4:3 lists the same former sinful behaviors that Paul says 'such were some of you' — directly contrasting the past with the new life in Christ.

Ezekiel 36:25 Prophetic fulfillment

Ezekiel 36:25 promises God will sprinkle clean water to cleanse — a prophecy fulfilled in the washing and sanctification declared here.

Romans 3:26-30 shows God justifies those who have faith in Jesus, revealing the basis of the justification mentioned in 1 Corinthians 6:11.

Romans 3:24 Parallel

Romans 3:24 explains justification by grace through redemption, the very justification mentioned in 1 Cor 6:11 as given through Christ.

Psalm 51:2 Allusion

Psalm 51:2 pleads for washing from iniquity — the same metaphor of spiritual cleansing that Paul declares accomplished in Christ.

Acts 26:18 Parallel

Acts 26:18 speaks of those sanctified by faith in Christ — the same sanctification received through belief and the Spirit.

Acts 22:16 Parallel

Acts 22:16 connects baptism with washing away sins — the same concept of washing that 1 Corinthians 6:11 says has happened to them.

Psalm 51:7 Allusion

Psalm 51:7 repeats the plea for washing and purification — echoing the language of cleansing that 1 Corinthians 6:11 announces as done.

Acts 13:39 Parallel

Acts 13:39 declares freedom from sin through belief in Christ, matching the justification and washing from sins in 1 Cor 6:11.

Romans 4:5 Parallel

Romans 4:5 says faith is counted as righteousness for the one who believes, explaining how the justified in 1 Corinthians 6:11 receive that status.

John 13:10 Parallel

John 13:10 teaches that one who has bathed is completely clean — parallel to the once-for-all washing of believers in Christ.

Isaiah 1:16 Contrast

Isaiah 1:16 commands 'wash yourselves' — a human imperative — contrasting with the passive 'you were washed' by God in Christ.

Isaiah 53:11 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 53:11 prophesies the Servant making many righteous, which is the justification believers receive in 1 Cor 6:11 through Christ.

Jeremiah 4:14 commands washing the heart from evil — another human imperative contrasted with God’s accomplished cleansing in 1 Corinthians.

Hebrews 13:12 states Jesus sanctifies people through his own blood — mirroring the 'washed, sanctified, justified' of the main verse as accomplished by Christ's sacrifice.

Colossians 3:7 states 'you too once walked in these' — mirroring 'such were some of you' in the main verse, both referencing past sinful conduct.

Hebrews 10:10 says 'we have been sanctified through the offering of Christ once for all' — the exact same past-tense sanctification as in the main verse.

Ezekiel 16:9 shows God bathing and washing Jerusalem’s blood away—a vivid parallel to the washing from sin in this verse.

Job 25:4 Contrast

In Job 25:4, no one can be righteous before God—a stark contrast to the washing and justification Paul says believers received.

Romans 3:28 Parallel

In Romans 3:28, Paul declares justification by faith apart from works—the same justification believers experience here.

Romans 6:19 Parallel

In Romans 6:19, Paul urges presenting members to righteousness leading to sanctification—the sanctification already declared here.

Acts 20:32 Parallel

In Acts 20:32, Paul mentions the inheritance among those 'sanctified'—the same sanctification believers receive here.

Zechariah 3:4 has filthy garments removed and iniquity taken away—directly paralleling removal of sin and being made clean.

John 13:8 Parallel

In John 13:8, Jesus insists that without His washing, Peter has no part in Him—directly linking washing to salvation as here.

John 3:5 Parallel

John 3:5 connects being born of water and Spirit to entering God’s kingdom—parallels the washing and Spirit-work in 1 Cor 6:11.

In Ephesians 2:2, Paul describes the former sinful lifestyle following the prince of the air—the same past from which believers here were washed.

In Ephesians 2:13, being brought near by Christ's blood parallels the washing and cleansing in the main verse — both describe transformation from alienation.

Zechariah 13:1 promises a fountain to cleanse from sin and uncleanness—a clear type of the washing believers experience through Christ.

John 19:34 Typology

In John 19:34, blood and water from Christ's side provide the sacrificial source for the washing and justification here.

James 2:21-26 argues justification by works — a different emphasis than Paul's justification by faith here, creating theological tension.

Proverbs 30:12 describes those who are clean in their own eyes but unwashed — in contrast to the divinely-washed believers here.

1 Thessalonians 4:3 defines sanctification as abstaining from sexual immorality — amplifying the concept of sanctification that the main verse declares you already have.

1 John 1:7 Parallel

1 John 1:7 promises the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin — parallel to the 'washed' and 'sanctified' in the main verse, though in present tense.

1 Peter 3:21 connects baptism to salvation and a good conscience — an outer washing that symbolizes inner cleansing like here.

Revelation 1:5 says Christ frees us from sins by his blood — parallel to being washed and justified through Jesus.

1 John 1:9 Parallel

1 John 1:9 offers cleansing from unrighteousness through confession — echoing the washing and justification of the main verse but with a conditional element.

Hebrews 10:22 speaks of hearts sprinkled clean and bodies washed with pure water — similar cleansing imagery for drawing near to God.

1 Peter 4:2 Parallel

In 1 Peter 4:2, the result of being washed and sanctified is living for God's will — the ethical outworking of the cleansing described here.

Isaiah 45:25 speaks of all Israel being justified in the Lord, the same justification that 1 Cor 6:11 says believers receive through Christ.

Luke 18:14 Parallel

Luke 18:14 shows a humble sinner being justified, illustrating the same justification that 1 Cor 6:11 says believers receive through Christ.

Ephesians 4:28 urges replacing theft with honest work — echoing the 'such were some of you' transformation from the list of sinners in the main verse.

1 Peter 1:22 describes purification through obedience to truth, paralleling the washing in 1 Cor 6:11 though with human agency.