1 Peter 1:22

“Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth for a brotherly love without hypocrisy, love one another earnestly from the heart,”

1 Peter 1:22 · direct translation from the Greek
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1 Peter 1:22, word by word

Having purifiedἡγνικότεςhēgnikotes

purify

Purify; purify oneself according to the law in order to take part in worship.

Where else “hēgnikotes” appears
your soulsψυχὰςpsychas

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

Where else “psychas” appears
obedienceὑπακοῇhypakoēi

obedience

Obedience: listening and doing what is commanded.

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to the truthἀληθείαςalētheias

truth

What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.

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a brotherly loveφιλαδελφίανphiladelphian

brotherly love

Brotherly love: love among brothers and sisters.

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without hypocrisyἀνυπόκριτονanypokriton

sincere, genuine

Sincere, without hypocrisy, unpretended.

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loveἀγαπήσατεagapēsate

love

Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.

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one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlous

one another

One another, each other.

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earnestlyἐκτενῶςektenōs

earnestly

Earnestly, fervently, without ceasing.

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the heartκαρδίαςkardias

heart

Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.

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Translation note· on the manuscripts

Many manuscripts add “through the Spirit” and read “from a pure heart.”

The context

21who through him believe in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

22 · This verse (above)

23having been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the word of God, living and remaining.

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