2 Corinthians 7:1

Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Cross References (42)

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:7 (52)

    For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.

  • 1 Peter 2:11 (44)

    Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

  • James 4:8 (41)

    Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-mind

  • Proverbs 8:13 (39)

    To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.

  • Psalms 51:10 (32)

    Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

  • 1 John 3:3 (27)

    And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.

  • Ezekiel 36:25–26 (25)

    I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your

  • 2 Peter 1:4–8 (24)

    Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of th

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (23)

    Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless a

  • Isaiah 55:7 (18)

    Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have co

  • 1 Peter 1:22 (18)

    Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one

  • 1 John 1:7 (17)

    But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son c

  • 1 Corinthians 6:20 (16)

    you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:17–18 (16)

    “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”

  • Hebrews 4:1 (12)

    Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fal

  • Proverbs 16:6 (10)

    By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.

  • Ezekiel 18:30–32 (9)

    Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from

  • Luke 11:39–40 (9)

    Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wicke

  • Philippians 3:12–15 (9)

    Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for wh

  • Matthew 23:25–26 (9)

    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full o

  • Matthew 5:48 (8)

    Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

  • Psalms 119:9 (8)

    How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.

  • Matthew 5:8 (8)

    Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

  • 1 John 1:9 (8)

    If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

  • Proverbs 30:12 (7)

    There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.

  • Isaiah 1:16 (7)

    Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!

  • Romans 5:20 (7)

    The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

  • Ephesians 2:3 (7)

    All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts

  • Titus 2:11–14 (7)

    For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.

  • Jeremiah 13:27 (6)

    Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields—I have seen your detes

  • Hebrews 12:23 (6)

    in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to

  • 2 Corinthians 1:20 (6)

    For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.

  • Acts 9:31 (6)

    Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, liv

  • Ephesians 4:12–13 (6)

    to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,

  • Proverbs 20:9 (6)

    Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?

  • Matthew 12:33 (6)

    Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fr

  • Jeremiah 4:14 (6)

    Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within yo

  • Psalms 19:9 (6)

    The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous.

  • 1 Peter 5:10 (6)

    And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ,

  • Hebrews 12:28 (6)

    Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably

  • 1 Thessalonians 3:13 (6)

    so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord J

  • 2 Chronicles 19:9 (5)

    He commanded them, saying, “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the LORD.