You therefore be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
1 John 3:3 - English Majority Text Version And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And everyone who has this hope [resting] on Him cleanses (purifies) himself just as He is pure (chaste, undefiled, guiltless). American Standard Version (1901) And every one that hath this hope set on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. Common English Bible And all who have this hope in him purify themselves even as he is pure. Catholic Public Domain Version And everyone who holds this hope in him, keeps himself holy, just as he also is holy. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And every one that hath this hope in him, sanctifieth himself, as he also is holy. |
You therefore be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
Therefore be compassionate, just as your Father also is compassionate.
And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.
and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
And again, Isaiah says: "There shall be the root of Jesse; and He that shall rise to rule over the Gentiles, in Him the Gentiles shall hope."
Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
because of the hope being laid up for you in the heavens, in which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and a good hope by grace,
that having been justified by His grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Pursue peace and holiness with all people, without which no one shall see the Lord:
in order that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong encouragement, who have fled to take hold of the hope being set before us;
For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, innocent, undefiled, having been separated from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens;
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all manner of life,
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
through which have been given to us precious and exceedingly great promises, so that through these we may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot or blemish;
He who claims to abide in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
By this love has been perfected with us: that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because just as He is, we also are in this world.