Paul Reveals His Heart

7 Therefore, having these promises, ^(A)beloved, ^(B)let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

²² But now having been ^(A)freed from sin and ^(B)enslaved to God, you ^[a]derive your ^[b](C)benefit, ^[c]resulting in sanctification, and ^(D)the outcome, eternal life.

¹⁰ For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, ^(A)so that we may share His holiness.

^14 (A)Pursue peace with all people, and the ^(B)holiness without which no one will ^(C)see the Lord.

¹⁵ but ^[a](A)like the Holy One who called you, ^[b](B)be holy yourselves also ^(C)in all your behavior; ¹⁶ because it is written: “^(D)You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

¹⁷ If you ^(E)address as Father the One who ^(F)impartially ^(G)judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves ^(H)in fear during the time of your ^(I)stay on earth;

³ For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you ^(A)abstain from sexual immorality; ⁴ that ^(B)each of you know how to ^[a]possess his own ^[b](C)vessel in sanctification and ^(D)honor, ⁵ not in ^[c](E)lustful passion, like the Gentiles who ^(F)do not know God;

⁷ For ^(A)God has not called us for ^[a](B)impurity, but in sanctification.