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

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John 17:17,19• ¹⁷Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
¹⁹And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. (John 17:17,19)

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1 John 3:14,18• ¹⁴We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
¹⁸My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. (1 John 3:14,18)

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John 15:3• ³Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. (John 15:3)

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John 17:17,19• ¹⁷Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
¹⁹And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. (John 17:17,19)

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Acts 15:9• ⁹And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. (Acts 15:9)

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Rom. 6:16‑17• ¹⁶Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
¹⁷But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. (Rom. 6:16‑17)

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2 Thess. 2:13• ¹³But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: (2 Thess. 2:13)

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James 4:8• ⁸Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. (James 4:8)

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1 Peter 3:1• ¹Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; (1 Peter 3:1)

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1 Peter 4:17• ¹⁷For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel 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 multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. (Acts 6:7)

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Rom. 1:5• ⁵By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: (Rom. 1:5)

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Rom. 2:8• ⁸But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, (Rom. 2:8)

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Gal. 3:1• ¹O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? (Gal. 3:1)

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Gal. 5:7• ⁷Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? (Gal. 5:7)

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Heb. 5:9• ⁹And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; (Heb. 5:9)

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Heb. 11:8• ⁸By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. (Heb. 11:8)

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Rom. 8:13• ¹³For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. (Rom. 8:13)

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Gal. 5:5• ⁵For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. (Gal. 5:5)

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2 Tim. 1:14• ¹⁴That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us. (2 Tim. 1:14)

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Heb. 9:14• ¹⁴How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? (Heb. 9:14)

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1 Peter 2:17• ¹⁷Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. (1 Peter 2:17)

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1 Peter 3:8• ⁸Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: (1 Peter 3:8)

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1 Peter 4:8• ⁸And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. (1 Peter 4:8)

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John 13:34‑35• ³⁴A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
³⁵By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. (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 without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
¹⁰Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another; (Rom. 12:9‑10)

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2 Cor. 6:6• ⁶By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, (2 Cor. 6:6)

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Eph. 4:3• ³Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (Eph. 4:3)

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1 Thess. 4:8‑9• ⁸He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
⁹But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto 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• ⁵Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: (1 Tim. 1:5)

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Heb. 6:10• ¹⁰For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have showed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. (Heb. 6:10)

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Heb. 13:1• ¹Let brotherly love continue. (Heb. 13:1)

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James 2:15‑16• ¹⁵If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
¹⁶And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? (James 2:15‑16)

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2 Peter 1:7• ⁷And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. (2 Peter 1:7)

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1 John 3:11,14‑19,23• ¹¹For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
¹⁴We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
¹⁵Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
¹⁶Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
¹⁷But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
¹⁸My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
¹⁹And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
²³And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave 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: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
¹²No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
²⁰If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
²¹And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. (1 John 4:7,12,20‑21)

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1 John 5:1‑2• ¹Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
²By this we know 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 knowledge and in all judgment; (Phil. 1:9)

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1 Thess. 3:12• ¹²And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: (1 Thess. 3:12)

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2 Thess. 1:3• ³We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth; (2 Thess. 1:3)

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Rev. 2:4• ⁴Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. (Rev. 2:4)

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1 Tim. 1:3• ³As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine, (1 Tim. 1:3)

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1 Tim. 4:12• ¹²Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. (1 Tim. 4:12)

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1 Tim. 5:2• ²The elder women as mothers; the younger 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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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.