"Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, p…" — 2 Corinthians 7:1

2 Corinthians 7:1 · KJV

“Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.”

— 2 Corinthians 7:1

Verse 2

Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.

2 Corinthians 7 — Context

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.

I speak not {this} to condemn {you}: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with {you}.

Cross References

1 Thessalonians 4:7

For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.

1 Peter 2:11

Dearly beloved, I beseech {you} as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

James 4:8

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse {your} hands, {ye} sinners; and purify {your} hearts, {ye} double minded.

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the LORD {is} to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

Psalms 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. {right: or, constant}

1 John 3:3

And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

Ezekiel 36:25-26

Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

2 Peter 1:4-8

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.