John 15:3

Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

Cross-reference

John 13:10 Parallel

In John 13:10, Jesus declares the disciples clean — the same pronouncement restated here.

John 17:17 Parallel

John 17:17 states that God's word sanctifies — the same mechanism by which the disciples are made clean here.

John 17:6 Related theme

John 17:6 emphasizes that disciples kept Jesus' word—the same word that cleanses them in John 15:3. Both highlight word's role.

Ephesians 5:26 explicitly says Christ cleanses the church 'by the washing of water with the word' — directly parallel to the cleansing by the word here.

Psalm 119:9 Parallel

Psalm 119:9 teaches that keeping one's way pure comes from guarding it according to God's word — the same principle behind being clean because of the word here.

Acts 20:32 Related theme

Acts 20:32 describes the word of grace building up and giving inheritance—like John 15:3, it shows God's word sanctifying believers.

1 Thessalonians 2:13 highlights the word of God at work in believers—similar to John 15:3 where Jesus' word makes them clean.

1 Peter 1:22 Related theme

1 Peter 1:22 speaks of purifying souls by obedience to the truth — a related but distinct mechanism from being cleansed by Jesus' word here.