1 Peter 1:22

22 Since you have 1in obedience to the truth 2purified your souls for a [a]3sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from [b]the heart,

1 Peter 1:22 In-Context

20 For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you
21 who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
22 Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart,
23 for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God.
24 For, "ALL FLESH IS LIKE GRASS, AND ALL ITS GLORY LIKE THE FLOWER OF GRASS. THE GRASS WITHERS, AND THE FLOWER FALLS OFF,

Cross References 3

  • 1. 1 Peter 1:2
  • 2. James 4:8
  • 3. John 13:34; Romans 12:10; Hebrews 13:1; 1 Peter 2:17; 1 Peter 3:8

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Lit "unhypocritical"
  • [b]. Two early mss read "a clean heart"
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