1 Peter 1:22

Love for others Fellowship and the church Purity Obedience

²⁰ He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.

²¹ Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.

Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.

²³ For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

²⁴ For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
KJV: Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
WEB: Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently,
ASV: Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:
DARBY: Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth to unfeigned brotherly love, love one another out of a pure heart fervently;
BLB: Having purified your⁺ souls in the obedience of the truth unto unfeigned brotherly love, love one another earnestly, out of a pure heart,

ÅB: Rens deres sjeler i lydighet mot sannheten til uskrømtet broderkjærlighet, og elsk hverandre inderlig av hjertet,
OTB: Siden dere har renset deres sjeler ved lydighet mot sannheten for en oppriktig kjærlighet til brødrene og søstrene, elsk hverandre inderlig fra hjertet,
B1930: Rens eders sjeler i lydighet mot sannheten til uskrømtet broderkjærlighet, og elsk hverandre inderlig av hjertet,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Timothy 1:5
The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
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Hebrews 13:1
Continue in brotherly love.
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Romans 12:9–10
Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
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1 Peter 3:8
Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
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1 John 4:12
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
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John 13:34–35
A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
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1 John 4:7
Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
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James 4:8
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
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