1 Peter 1:22

Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from a pure heart fervently:

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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 believers in God, who raised Him from the dead, and gave Him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.

23having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the living and abiding Word of God.

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Cross References

John 15:3You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

John 17:17Sanctify them in the truth. Your word is truth.

Acts 6:7The word of God increased and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

Romans 1:5through whom we received grace and the office of apostle, for obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name's sake;

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

Romans 12:9Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is 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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