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1 Peter 1

1 Peter 1:22 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Seeing ye have purified
hagnizo (Greek #48)
to make clean, i.e. (figuratively) sanctify (ceremonially or morally)
KJV usage: purify (self).
Pronounce: hag-nid'-zo
Origin: from 53
your
humon (Greek #5216)
of (from or concerning) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your (own, -selves).
Pronounce: hoo-mone'
Origin: genitive case of 5210
souls
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
psuche (Greek #5590)
breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from 4151, which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from 2222, which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew 05315, 07307 and 02416)
KJV usage: heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.
Pronounce: psoo-khay'
Origin: from 5594
in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
obeying
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
hupakoe (Greek #5218)
attentive hearkening, i.e. (by implication) compliance or submission
KJV usage: obedience, (make) obedient, obey(-ing).
Pronounce: hoop-ak-o-ay'
Origin: from 5219
the truth
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
aletheia (Greek #225)
truth
KJV usage: true, X truly, truth, verity.
Pronounce: al-ay'-thi-a
Origin: from 227
s through
dia (Greek #1223)
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
KJV usage: after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) ... fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
Pronounce: dee-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act
the Spirit
pneuma (Greek #4151)
a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
KJV usage: ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare 5590.
Pronounce: pnyoo'-mah
Origin: from 4154
unto
eis (Greek #1519)
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
KJV usage: (abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), ...ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ice
Origin: a primary preposition
unfeigned
anupokritos (Greek #505)
undissembled, i.e. sincere
KJV usage: without dissimulation (hypocrisy), unfeigned.
Pronounce: an-oo-pok'-ree-tos
Origin: from 1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of 5271
loveu of the brethren
philadelphia (Greek #5360)
fraternal affection
KJV usage: brotherly love (kindness), love of the brethren.
Pronounce: fil-ad-el-fee'-ah
Origin: from 5361
, see that ye love
agapao (Greek #25)
to love (in a social or moral sense)
KJV usage: (be-)love(-ed). Compare 5368.
Pronounce: ag-ap-ah'-o
Origin: perhaps from ἄγαν (much) (or compare 5689)
one another
allelon (Greek #240)
one another
KJV usage: each other, mutual, one another, (the other), (them-, your-)selves, (selves) together (sometimes with 3326 or 4314).
Pronounce: al-lay'-lone
Origin: Genitive plural from 243 reduplicated
with
ek (Greek #1537)
or ἐξ (ex) a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote)
KJV usage: after, among, X are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, ...ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth, through, X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.
Pronounce: ek
a pure
katharos (Greek #2513)
clean (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: clean, clear, pure.
Pronounce: kath-ar-os'
Origin: of uncertain affinity
heart
kardia (Greek #2588)
the heart, i.e. (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle
KJV usage: (+ broken-)heart(-ed).
Pronounce: kar-dee'-ah
Origin: prolonged from a primary κάρ (Latin cor, "heart")
fervently
ektenos (Greek #1619)
intently
KJV usage: fervently.
Pronounce: ek-ten-oce'
Origin: adverb from 1618
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John 17:17,19• 17Sanctify them by the truth: thy word is truth.
 19and I sanctify myself for them, that they also may be sanctified by truth. (John 17:17,19)
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1 John 3:14,18• 14*We* know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.
 18Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth. (1 John 3:14,18)

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Heart,
Soul; Spirit,
Spirit,
Truth

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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ye have.
John 15:3• 3Ye are already clean by reason of the word which I have spoken to you. (John 15:3)
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John 17:17,19• 17Sanctify them by the truth: thy word is truth.
 19and I sanctify myself for them, that they also may be sanctified by truth. (John 17:17,19)
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Acts 15:9• 9and put no difference between us and them, having purified their hearts by faith. (Acts 15:9)
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Rom. 6:16‑17• 16Know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves bondmen for obedience, ye are bondmen to him whom ye obey, whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
 17But thanks be to God, that ye were bondmen of sin, but have obeyed from the heart the form of teaching into which ye were instructed. (Rom. 6:16‑17)
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2 Thess. 2:13• 13But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, that God has chosen you from the beginning to salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: (2 Thess. 2:13)
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James 4:8• 8Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double-minded. (James 4:8)
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1 Peter 3:1• 1Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, that, even if any are disobedient to the word, they may be gained without the word by the conversation of the wives, (1 Peter 3:1)
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1 Peter 4:17• 17For the time of having the judgment begin from the house of God is come; but if first from us, what shall be the end of those who obey not the glad tidings of God? (1 Peter 4:17)
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Acts 6:7• 7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was very greatly multiplied, and a great crowd of the priests obeyed the faith. (Acts 6:7)
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Rom. 1:5• 5by whom we have received grace and apostleship in behalf of his name, for obedience of faith among all the nations, (Rom. 1:5)
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Rom. 2:8• 8But to those that are contentious, and are disobedient to the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there shall be wrath and indignation, (Rom. 2:8)
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Gal. 3:1• 1O senseless Galatians, who has bewitched you; to whom, as before your very eyes, Jesus Christ has been portrayed, crucified among you? (Gal. 3:1)
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Gal. 5:7• 7Ye ran well; who has stopped you that ye should not obey the truth? (Gal. 5:7)
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Heb. 5:9• 9and having been perfected, became to all them that obey him, author of eternal salvation; (Heb. 5:9)
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Heb. 11:8• 8By faith Abraham, being called, obeyed to go out into the place which he was to receive for an inheritance, and went out, not knowing where he was going. (Heb. 11:8)
through.
Rom. 8:13• 13for if ye live according to flesh, ye are about to die; but if, by the Spirit, ye put to death the deeds of the body, ye shall live: (Rom. 8:13)
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Gal. 5:5• 5For we, by the Spirit, on the principle of faith, await the hope of righteousness. (Gal. 5:5)
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2 Tim. 1:14• 14Keep, by the Holy Spirit which dwells in us, the good deposit entrusted. (2 Tim. 1:14)
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Heb. 9:14• 14how much rather shall the blood of the Christ, who by the eternal Spirit offered himself spotless to God, purify your conscience from dead works to worship the living God? (Heb. 9:14)
unto.
1 Peter 2:17• 17Shew honour to all, love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the king. (1 Peter 2:17)
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1 Peter 3:8• 8Finally, be all of one mind, sympathising, full of brotherly love, tender hearted, humble minded; (1 Peter 3:8)
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1 Peter 4:8• 8but before all things having fervent love among yourselves, because love covers a multitude of sins; (1 Peter 4:8)
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John 13:34‑35• 34A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
 35By this shall all know that ye are disciples of mine, if ye have love amongst yourselves. (John 13:34‑35)
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John 15:17• 17These things I command you, that ye love one another. (John 15:17)
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Rom. 12:9‑10• 9Let love be unfeigned; abhorring evil; cleaving to good:
 10as to brotherly love, kindly affectioned towards one another: as to honour, each taking the lead in paying it to the other: (Rom. 12:9‑10)
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2 Cor. 6:6• 6in pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned, (2 Cor. 6:6)
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Eph. 4:3• 3using diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the uniting bond of peace. (Eph. 4:3)
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1 Thess. 4:8‑9• 8He therefore that in this disregards his brother, disregards, not man, but God, who has given also his Holy Spirit to you.
 9Now concerning brotherly love ye have no need that we should write to you, for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. (1 Thess. 4:8‑9)
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1 Tim. 1:5• 5But the end of what is enjoined is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith; (1 Tim. 1:5)
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Heb. 6:10• 10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and still ministering. (Heb. 6:10)
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Heb. 13:1• 1Let brotherly love abide. (Heb. 13:1)
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James 2:15‑16• 15Now if a brother or a sister is naked and destitute of daily food,
 16and one from amongst you say to them, Go in peace, be warmed and filled; but give not to them the needful things for the body, what is the profit? (James 2:15‑16)
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2 Peter 1:7• 7in godliness brotherly love, in brotherly love love: (2 Peter 1:7)
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1 John 3:11,14‑19,23• 11For this is the message which ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:
 14*We* know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.
 15Every one that hates his brother is a murderer, and ye know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
 16Hereby we have known love, because *he* has laid down his life for us; and *we* ought for the brethren to lay down our lives.
 17But whoso may have the world's substance, and see his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abides the love of God in him?
 18Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.
 19And hereby we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall persuade our hearts before him--
 23And this is his commandment, that we believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and that we love one another, even as he has given us commandment. (1 John 3:11,14‑19,23)
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1 John 4:7,12,20‑21• 7Beloved, let us love one another; because love is of God, and every one that loves has been begotten of God, and knows God.
 12No one has seen God at any time: if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us.
 20If any one say, I love God, and hate his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?
 21And this commandment have we from him, That he that loves God love also his brother. (1 John 4:7,12,20‑21)
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1 John 5:1‑2• 1Every one that believes that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God; and every one that loves him that has begotten loves also him that is begotten of him.
 2Hereby know we that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments. (1 John 5:1‑2)
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Phil. 1:9• 9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence, (Phil. 1:9)
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1 Thess. 3:12• 12But you, may the Lord make to exceed and abound in love toward one another, and toward all, even as we also towards you, (1 Thess. 3:12)
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2 Thess. 1:3• 3We ought to thank God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, because your faith increases exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all towards one another abounds; (2 Thess. 1:3)
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Rev. 2:4• 4but I have against thee, that thou hast left thy first love. (Rev. 2:4)
a pure.
1 Tim. 1:3• 3Even as I begged thee to remain in Ephesus, when I was going to Macedonia, that thou mightest enjoin some not to teach other doctrines, (1 Tim. 1:3)
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1 Tim. 4:12• 12Let no one despise thy youth, but be a model of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. (1 Tim. 4:12)
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1 Tim. 5:2• 2elder women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity. (1 Tim. 5:2)
• Soul and spirit however are so closely joined, that but one of the two generally is named, as here. Only the one which is named in scripture, though not excluding the other, is always strictly correct and has its proper force. (“1 Peter 1:22” by W. Kelly)
• the call to love one another is manifestly grounded on the assurance that they had purified their souls already; which involves the responsibility of continual consistency with this state of purity, and of self-judgment in case of failure. It is the regular Christian standing, which may be varied in the form of expression; but it meets us substantially in every apostolic Epistle. (“1 Peter 1:22” by W. Kelly)
• "Obedience to the truth" is but another and fuller way of expressing their faith. To have a solid and divine character there must be subjection to the truth. (“1 Peter 1:22” by W. Kelly)
• Pretense to a good that is not genuinely felt is hateful to God, and unworthy of His child. Hence the value of cherishing the sense of His presence to be kept from hypocrisy in this way as in every other. (“1 Peter 1:22” by W. Kelly)
• Let us love then the objects of the same divine love, who rest on the same sin-cleansing sacrifice. (“1 Peter 1:22” by W. Kelly)
• It is not that purification precedes the new birth as matter of fact; for to be born anew is the first vital dealing of grace with the soul, but purification attests it. (“1 Peter 1:23” by W. Kelly)
• This places us in the most intimate of relationships with the rest of the redeemed: objects of the same love, washed by the same precious blood, redeemed by the same Lamb, they become-to those whose hearts are purified by the reception of the truth through the Spirit-the objects of a tender brotherly love, a love unfeigned. (“1 Peter 1” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth to unfeigned brotherly love, love one another out of a pure heart fervently;

W. Kelly Translation

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purified your souls as ye have in your obedience to the trutha unto brotherly affection unfeigned, love one another out of a pureb heart fervently,

WK Translation Notes

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a
The most ancient and best MSS. do not read "through the Spirit"; the Latins strangely giving "of love," instead of "the truth" which is certainly right.
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A few MSS. omit "pure" on feeble basis.