Study it in the app“Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and spirit, completing holiness in the fear of God.”
Paul urges us to complete holiness, keeping the promises in mindHolinessWith such promises, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilementPurity
Therefore,οὖνhavingἔχοντεςtheseταύταςpromises,τὰς ἐπαγγελίαςbeloved,ἀγαπητοίlet us cleanseκαθαρίσωμενourselvesἑαυτοὺςfromἀπὸeveryπαντὸςdefilementμολυσμοῦof fleshσαρκὸςandκαὶspirit,πνεύματοςcompletingἐπιτελοῦντεςholinessἁγιωσύνηνinἐνthe fearφόβῳof God.θεοῦ
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echontes” appearspromise
Promise.
Where else “epangelias” appearsbeloved
Beloved, dear.
Where else “agapētoi” appearspurify
To cleanse the heart from sin.
Where else “katharisōmen” appearsdefilement
Defilement, a stain that makes dirty within or without.
Where else “molysmou” appearsflesh
The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.
Where else “sarkos” appearsspirit
A person's spirit, their inner self.
Where else “pneumatos” appearscomplete, finish
Complete, finish, carry something out.
Where else “epitelountes” appearsholiness
Holiness: the condition of what is holy, set apart for God.
Where else “hagiōsynēn” appearsreverence
Deep respect, above all for God.
Where else “phobōi” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears1 · This verse (above)
2Make room for us; we wronged no one, we corrupted no one, we took advantage of no one.
