1 Peter 1:22

Having purified your souls through obedience of the truth unto unhypocritical, brotherly love, fervently from the heart love one another with divine love:

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

In Context

21who through him are faithful toward God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope are toward God.

23having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, through the word of God, who lives and abides.

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Cross References

John 15:3So ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

John 17:17Sanctify them through the truth: thy word is truth.

Acts 6:7And the word of God increased, and the number of the disciples multiplied exceedingly in Jerusalem, and a great multitude of the priests were obedient unto the faith.

Romans 1:5through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all the Gentiles, in behalf of his name:

Romans 6:16Do you not know, that to whom you present yourselves servants unto obedience, ye are servants to whom you obey; whether of sin unto death, or obedience unto righteousness?

Romans 12:9Let love be free from hypocrisy. Abhorring the evil, cleaving to the good:

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 1:14-24

Sobriety and Holiness; Exhortation to Brotherly Love. ( a. d. 66.) 13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: 15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of… Read the whole commentary →

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