2 Corinthians 7:1
Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every filthiness of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in fear of God.
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2Make room for us. We wronged no man, we corrupted no man, we exploited no man.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 19:9And he charged them, saying, Thus ye shall do in the fear of LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.
Psalms 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Proverbs 8:13The fear of LORD is to hate evil. Pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 20:9Who can say, I have made my heart clean. I am pure from my sin?
Isaiah 1:16Wash you, make you clean, put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil.
Jeremiah 4:14O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness, that thou may be saved. How long shall thine evil thoughts lodge within thee?
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 7:1
This chapter begins with an exhortation to progressive holiness and a due regard to the ministers of the gospel, ver. 1-4 . Then the apostle returns from a long digression to speak further of the affair concerning the incestuous person, and tells them what comfort he received in his distress about that matter, upon his meeting with Titus ( ver. 5-7 ), and how re rejoiced in their repentance, with the evidences thereof, ver. 8-11 . And, lastly, he concludes with endeavouring to comfort the Corinthians, upon whom… Read the whole commentary →