And everyonewho hasthishope[fixed] on Him purifieshimself,justas He is pure.
With the pureYou showYourself pure,And with the pervertedYou showYourself astute.
"Thereforeyou are to be perfect,as your heavenlyFatheris perfect.
"Be merciful,justas your Fatheris merciful.
"For their sakesI sanctifyMyself,that they themselvesalsomay be sanctifiedin truth.
and He madenodistinctionbetweenus and them, cleansingtheir heartsby faith.
AgainIsaiahsays,"THERE SHALL COMETHE ROOTOF JESSE,AND HE WHO ARISESTO RULEOVER THE GENTILES,IN HIM SHALL THE GENTILESHOPE."
Therefore,havingthesepromises,beloved,let us cleanseourselvesfrom alldefilementof fleshand spirit,perfectingholinessin the fearof God.
becauseof the hopelaidup for you in heaven,of whichyou previously heardin the wordof truth,the gospel
Nowmay our LordJesusChristHimselfand Godour Father,who has lovedus and givenus eternalcomfortand goodhopeby grace,
sothat being justifiedby His gracewe would be madeheirsaccordingto [the] hopeof eternallife.
Pursuepeacewith all men,and the sanctificationwithoutwhichno onewill seethe Lord.
sothat by twounchangeablethingsin whichit is impossiblefor Godto lie,we who have taken refugewould havestrongencouragementto take holdof the hopeset beforeus.
For it was fittingfor us to have sucha high priest,holy,innocent,undefiled,separatedfrom sinnersand exaltedabove the heavens;
Drawnearto Godand He will draw nearto you. Cleanseyour hands,you sinners;and purifyyour hearts,you double-minded.
but likethe HolyOnewho calledyou, be holyyourselvesalsoin all[your] behavior;
Blessedbe the Godand Fatherof our LordJesusChrist,who accordingto His greatmercyhas caused us to be born againto a livinghopethroughthe resurrectionof JesusChristfrom the dead,
For by theseHe has grantedto us His preciousand magnificentpromises,sothat by them you may becomepartakersof [the] divinenature,having escapedthe corruptionthat is in the worldby lust.
Therefore,beloved,since you lookfor these things,be diligentto be foundby Him in peace,spotlessand blameless,
the one who sayshe abidesin Him oughthimselfto walkin the same manneras He walked.
By this,loveis perfectedwith us, so that we may haveconfidencein the dayof judgment;becauseas He is, so alsoare we in thisworld.