6:11a And that is what some of you were.

And this is what some of you used to be.
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It is true, some of you used to live/behave like that.

6:11b But you were washed,

But you have been washed/cleansed/purified,
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But ⌊you are no longer like that⌋. Now God has taken away your sin,
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But now ⌊you no longer do those things because⌋ God has made you clean on the inside,

6:11c you were sanctified,

you have been made holy/pure,
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he has made you one of his holy people,
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and he has caused you to belong completely to himself,

6:11d you were justified,

and you have been made/put right with God.
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and he has made you just/upright/acceptable in his sight.
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and he has taken away your guilt.

6:11e in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ

God did that by means of the Lord Jesus Christ,
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The Lord Jesus Christ made all that possible.
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God did this through the Lord Jesus Christ,

6:11f and by the Spirit of our God.

and ⌊he did it⌋ by means of his Spirit.
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and ⌊he did that⌋ by sending his Spirit ⌊to work powerfully in you⌋.
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and through his Holy Spirit.

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