1 Peter 1:22
Good News Translation
Now that by your obedience to the truth you have purified yourselves and have come to have a sincere love for other believers, love one another earnestly with all your heart.

New Revised Standard Version
Now that you have purified your souls by your obedience to the truth so that you have genuine mutual love, love one another deeply from the heart.

Contemporary English Version
You obeyed the truth, and your souls were made pure. Now you sincerely love each other. But you must keep on loving with all your heart.

New American Bible
Since you have purified yourselves by obedience to the truth for sincere mutual love, love one another intensely from a [pure] heart.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Purifying your souls in the obedience of charity, with a brotherly love, from a sincere heart love one another earnestly:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Purifying your souls in the obedience of charity, with a brotherly love, from a sincere heart love one another earnestly:

ye have.

John 15:3 Now you are clean, by reason of the word which I have spoken to you.

John 17:17,19 Sanctify them in truth. Thy word is truth. . . .

Acts 15:9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

Romans 6:16,17 Know you not that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants you are whom you obey, whether it be of sin unto death or of obedience unto justice. . . .

2 Thessalonians 2:13 0

James 4:8 Draw nigh to God: and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

in.

1 Peter 3:1 In like manner also, let wives be subject to their husbands: that, if any believe not the word, they may be won without the word, by the conversation of the wives,

1 Peter 4:17 For the time is, that judgment should begin at the house of God. And if at first at us, what shall be the end of them that believe not the gospel of God?

Acts 6:7 And the word of the Lord increased: and the number of the disciples was multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly. A great multitude also of the priests obeyed the faith.

Romans 1:5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith, in all nations, for his name:

Romans 2:8 But to them that are contentious and who obey not the truth but give credit to iniquity, wrath and indignation.

Galatians 3:1 O senseless Galatians, who hath bewitched you that you should not obey the truth: before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been set forth, crucified among you?

Galatians 5:7 You did run well. What hath hindered you, that you should not obey the truth?

Hebrews 5:9 And being consummated, he became, to all that obey him, the cause of eternal salvation:

Hebrews 11:8 By faith he that is called Abraham obeyed to go out into a place which he was to receive for an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing whither he went.

through.

Romans 8:13 For if you live according to the flesh, you shall die: but if by the Spirit you mortify the deeds of the flesh, you shall live.

Galatians 5:5 For we in spirit, by faith, wait for the hope of justice.

2 Timothy 1:14 Keep the good thing committed to thy trust by the Holy Ghost who dwelleth in us.

Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who by the Holy Ghost offered himself unspotted unto God, cleanse our conscience from dead works, to serve the living God?

unto.

1 Peter 2:17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

1 Peter 3:8 And in fine, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, being lovers of the brotherhood, merciful, modest, humble:

1 Peter 4:8 But before all things have a constant mutual charity among yourselves: for charity covereth a multitude of sins.

John 13:34,35 A new commandment I give unto you: That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another. . . .

John 15:17 These things I command you, that you love one another.

Romans 12:9,10 Let love be without dissimulation. Hating that which is evil, cleaving to that which is good, . . .

2 Corinthians 6:6 In chastity, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in sweetness, in the Holy Ghost, in charity unfeigned,

Ephesians 4:3 Careful to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

1 Thessalonians 4:8,9 Therefore, he that despiseth these things, despiseth not man, but God, who also hath given his holy Spirit in us. . . .

1 Timothy 1:5 Now the end of the commandment is charity from a pure heart, and a good conscience, and an unfeigned faith.

Hebrews 6:10 For God is not unjust, that he should forget your work and the love which you have shewn in his name, you who have ministered and do minister to the saints.

Hebrews 13:1 Let the charity of the brotherhood abide in you.

James 2:15,16 And if a brother or sister be naked and want daily food: . . .

2 Peter 1:7 And in godliness, love of brotherhood: and in love of brotherhood, charity.

1 John 3:11,14-19,23 For this is the declaration which you have heard from the beginning, that you should love one another. . . .

1 John 4:7,12,20,21 Dearly beloved, let us love one another: for charity is of God. And every one that loveth is born of God and knoweth God. . . .

1 John 5:1,2 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God. And every one that loveth him who begot, loveth him also who is born of him. . . .

see.

Philippians 1:9 And this I pray: That your charity may more and more abound in knowledge and in all understanding:

1 Thessalonians 3:12 And may the Lord multiply you and make you abound in charity towards one another and towards all men: as we do also towards you,

2 Thessalonians 1:3 We are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith groweth exceedingly and the charity of every one of you towards each other aboundeth.

Revelation 2:4 But I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first charity.

a pure.

1 Timothy 1:3 As I desired thee to remain at Ephesus when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some not to teach otherwise:

1 Timothy 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth: but be thou an example of the faithful, in word, in conversation, in charity, in faith, in chastity.

1 Timothy 5:2 Old women, as mothers: young women, as sisters, in all chastity.

Context
The Word of the Lord Stands
21Who through him are faithful in God who raised him up from the dead and hath given him glory, that your faith and hope might be in God. 22Purifying your souls in the obedience of charity, with a brotherly love, from a sincere heart love one another earnestly: 23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, by the word of God who liveth and remaineth for ever.…
Cross References
John 13:34
A new commandment I give unto you: That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

Romans 12:10
Loving one another with the charity of brotherhood: with honour preventing one another.

Hebrews 13:1
Let the charity of the brotherhood abide in you.

James 1:21
Wherefore, casting away all uncleanness and abundance of naughtiness, with meekness receive the ingrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

James 4:8
Draw nigh to God: and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

1 Peter 1:2
According to the foreknowledge of God the Father, unto the sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. Grace unto you and peace be multiplied.

1 Peter 2:17
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

1 Peter 3:8
And in fine, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, being lovers of the brotherhood, merciful, modest, humble:

1 Peter 3:20
Which had been some time incredulous, when they waited for the patience of God in the days of Noe, when the ark was a building: wherein a few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water.

1 Peter 4:8
But before all things have a constant mutual charity among yourselves: for charity covereth a multitude of sins.

2 Peter 1:7
And in godliness, love of brotherhood: and in love of brotherhood, charity.

1 Peter 1:21
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