2 Corinthians 7:1
Having therefore, these, promises, beloved, let us purify ourselves from all pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in fear of God.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2Give place to us! no one, have we wronged, no one, have we corrupted, no one, have we defrauded.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 19:9And he laid charge upon them, saying,—Thus, shall ye act, in the fear of Yahweh, faithfully and with an undivided heart.
Psalms 51:10A pure heart, create for me, O God, And, a steadfast spirit, renew within me.
Proverbs 8:13The reverence of Yahweh, is to hate wickedness: pride, arrogance, and the way of wickedness; And a mouth of perverse things, do I hate.
Proverbs 20:9Who can say, I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin?
Isaiah 1:16Wash you make you clean, Put away the wickedness of your doings from before mine eyes,—Cease to do evil.
Jeremiah 4:14Wash from wickedness thy heart, O Jerusalem, That thou mayest be saved,—How long, shall lodge within thee thy wicked devices?
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 →