Verse 5
Not . App-105 .
by . Greek. ek , App-104 .
of. Greek. en . App-104 .
righteousness. App-191 .
have done = did,
according to . App-104 ., with texts.
by . App-104 .Titus 3:1 .
the washing . . . Ghost . Figure of speech Hendiadye . App-8 . Two things mentioned but only one thing meant. A reference here to the gifts abundantly bestowed on us" before the truth was announced regarding the believer's completeness in Christ, apart from ordinces.
washing . Greek. loutron . Only here and Ephesians 5:26 . The word means, primarily, a vessel for bathing.
regeneration. Genitive of Apposition . App-17 . Greek. palingenesia . The reference is to the new man. Only here and Matthew 19:28 .
renewing . Greek. anakainosis . Only here and Romans 12:2 . The verb in Colossians 3:10 .
off = by.
Holy Ghost . App-101 .
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