1 Corinthians 6:11

“And such were some of you, etc.] Not all, but some of them; and of these everyone was not guilty of all these crimes; but some had been guilty of one, and others of another; so that they had been all committed by one or another of them. The Corinthians were a people very much given to uncleanness and luxury, without measure f81, which was the ruin of their state: and among these wicked people God had some chosen vessels of salvation; who are put in mind of their former state, partly for their present humiliation, when they considered what they once were, no better than others, but children of wrath, even as others; and partly to observe to them, and the more to illustrate and magnify the…”

“ye are washed--The Greek middle voice expresses, "Ye have had yourselves washed." This washing implies the admission to the benefits of Christ's salvation generally; of which the parts are; (1) Sanctification, or the setting apart from the world, and adoption into the Church: so "sanctified" is used Co1 7:14; Joh 17:19. Compare Pe1 1:2, where it rather seems to mean the setting apart of one as consecrated by the Spirit in the eternal purpose God. (2) Justification from condemnation through the righteousness of God in Christ by faith (Rom 1:17). So PARÆUS. The order of sanctification before justification shows that it must be so taken, and not in the sense of progressive sanctification.…”

“And such - Such drunkards, lascivious, and covetous persons. This shows: (1) The exceeding grace of God that could recover even such persons from sins so debasing and degrading. (2) It shows that we are not to despair of reclaiming the most abandoned and wretched people. (3) It is well for Christians to look back on what they once were. It will produce: (a)Humility, (b)Gratitude, (c)A deep sense of the sovereign mercy of God, (d)An earnest desire that others may be recovered and saved in like manner; compareEphesians 2:1; Ephesians 2:1, Ephesians 2:2; Ephesians 5:8; Colossians 3:7; Titus 3:3, Titus 3:6 - The design of this is to remind them of what they were, and to show them that they were…”

“And such were some of you: but ye are washed - From those gross abominations; nay, and ye are inwardly sanctified; not before, but in consequence of, your being justified in the name - That is, by the merits, of the Lord Jesus, through which your sins are forgiven. And by the Spirit of our God - By whom ye are thus washed and sanctified. 1 Corinthians 6:12”

“6:11 Following the strong warning of 6:9-10, Paul reaffirms his confidence in the genuineness of his readers’ conversion. • you were cleansed (cp. Acts 22:16): Cleanliness is a metaphor for the righteousness that comes from forgiveness (see Titus 3:5). They were made holy by God himself (see 1 Cor 1:2). • They were made right with God by their identification with the Lord Jesus Christ and by the transforming work of the Spirit of our God. God has forgiven them and views them as righteous (see Rom 1:17; 3:21-26), and their lives have really been changed for the good (see Titus 3:5-7).”

“such: Co1 12:2; Rom 6:17-19; Eph 2:1-3, Eph 4:17-22, Eph 5:8; Col 3:5-7; Tit 3:3-6; Pe1 4:2, Pe1 4:3 but ye are washed: Psa 51:2, Psa 51:7; Pro 30:12; Isa 1:16; Jer 4:14; Eze 36:25; Joh 13:10; Act 22:16; Eph 5:26; Tit 3:5; Heb 10:22; Pe1 3:21; Rev 1:5, Rev 7:14 but ye are sanctified: Co1 1:2, Co1 1:30; Act 26:18; Gal 5:22, Gal 5:23; Th2 2:13; Heb 2:11; Pe1 1:2, Pe1 1:22 but ye are justified: Isa 45:25, Isa 53:11; Luk 18:14; Act 13:39; Rom 3:24, Rom 3:26-30, Rom 4:5, Rom 5:1, Rom 5:9; Rom 8:30, Rom 8:33; Gal 2:16, Gal 3:8, Gal 3:11, Gal 3:24; Tit 3:7; Jam 2:21-26 1 Corinthians 6:12”