² “Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘^(A)You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.

^13 (A)You are to be blameless before the Lord your God.

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.

¹² Not that I have already ^[a](A)grasped it all or have already ^(B)become perfect, but I press on if I may also ^(C)take hold of that ^[b]for which I ^(D)was even taken hold of by ^(E)Christ Jesus. ¹³ Brothers and sisters, I do not regard myself as having taken hold of it yet; but one thing I do: ^(F)forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, ¹⁴ I ^(G)press on toward the goal for the prize of the ^(H)upward call of God in ^(I)Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ Therefore, all who are ^[c](J)mature, let’s have this attitude; and if in anything you have a ^(K)different attitude, ^(L)God will reveal that to you as well;