14 Wash your heart from evil, Jerusalem,
So that you may be saved.
How long will your (A)wicked thoughts
Lodge within you?

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14 Jerusalem, wash(A) the evil from your heart and be saved.(B)
    How long(C) will you harbor wicked thoughts?

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17 But the wisdom (A)from above is first (B)pure, then (C)peace-loving, (D)gentle, [a]reasonable, (E)full of mercy and good fruits, [b](F)impartial, free of (G)hypocrisy.

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  1. James 3:17 Or willing to yield
  2. James 3:17 Or unwavering

17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven(A) is first of all pure; then peace-loving,(B) considerate, submissive, full of mercy(C) and good fruit, impartial and sincere.(D)

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22 Since you have (A)purified your souls (B)in obedience to the truth for a (C)sincere love of the brothers and sisters, fervently love one another from [a]the heart,

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  1. 1 Peter 1:22 Two early mss a pure heart

22 Now that you have purified(A) yourselves by obeying(B) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,(C) from the heart.[a]

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  1. 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart

And everyone who has this (A)hope set on Him (B)purifies himself, just as He is pure.

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All who have this hope in him purify themselves,(A) just as he is pure.(B)

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