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Washed - sanctified - justified
According to fact the order would be justified, washed (baptism), sanctified; but as Ellicott justly remarks, “in this epistle this order is not set forth with any studied precision, since its main purpose is corrective.”
Ye were justified (ἐδικαιώθητε)
Emphasizing the actual moral renewal, which is the true idea of justification. This is shown by the words “by the Spirit,” etc., for the Spirit is not concerned in mere forensic justification.