If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans (Hrōmaioi | Ῥωμαῖοι | nom pl masc) will come and destroy both our holy place and our nation.”
so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, not having spot or wrinkle (rhytida | ῥυτίδα | acc sg fem) or any such thing, but that she might be holy and without blemish.
This water prefigures baptism, which now saves you — not the removal of (rhypou | ῥύπου | gen sg masc) dirt (rhypou | ῥύπου | gen sg masc) from the body but the answer of a good conscience to God — by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Let the evildoer continue to do evil, and the filthy (rhyparos | ῥυπαρός | nom sg masc) be filthy still; let the righteous continue to act righteously, and the holy be holy still.”
For if a man comes into your congregation wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in dirty (rhypara | ῥυπαρᾷ | dat sg fem) clothes also comes in,
Therefore put aside all filthiness (rhyparian | ῥυπαρίαν | acc sg fem) and rampant wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
Let the evildoer continue to do evil, and the filthy be filthy (rhypanthētō | ῥυπανθήτω | aor pass imperative 3 sg) still; let the righteous continue to act righteously, and the holy be holy still.”