2 Corinthians 7:1
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh and of the spirit, perfecting sactification in the fear of God.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2Receive us. We have injured no man, we have corrupted no man, we have overreached no man.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 19:9And he charged them, saying: Thus shall you do in the fear of the Lord faithfully, and with a perfect heart.
Psalms 51:10To my hearing thou shalt give joy and gladness: and the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice.
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord hateth evil: I hate arrogance, and pride, and every wicked way, and a mouth with a double tongue.
Proverbs 20:9Who can say: My heart is clean, I am pure from sin?
Isaiah 1:16Wash yourselves, be clean, take away the evil of your devices from my eyes: cease to do perversely,
Jeremiah 4:14Wash thy heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem, that thou mayst be saved: how long shall hurtful thoughts abide in 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 →