2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 7:1
1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| beloved | ἀγαπητοί | agapētoi | Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural | G27 loved, beloved |
| since we have | ἔχοντες | echontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| these | Ταύτας | Tautas | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| promises | ἐπαγγελίας | epangelias | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G1860 a promise |
| let us cleanse | καθαρίσωμεν | katharisōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G2511 I make clean |
| ourselves | ἑαυτοὺς | heautous | Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| everything that | παντὸς | pantos | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| defiles | μολυσμοῦ | molysmou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3436 staining, defilement, pollution |
| body | σαρκὸς | sarkos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4561 flesh, body |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| spirit | πνεύματος | pneumatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| perfecting | ἐπιτελοῦντες | epitelountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2005 I complete, accomplish, perfect |
| holiness | ἁγιωσύνην | hagiōsynēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G42 a holy or sanctified state |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| fear | φόβῳ | phobō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G5401 fear, terror, reverence |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
Cross-references
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1 Thessalonians 4:7 · 1 Peter 2:11 · James 4:8 · Proverbs 8:13 · Psalm 51:10 · 1 John 3:3 · Ezekiel 36:25–26 · 2 Peter 1:4–8 · 1 Thessalonians 5:23 · 1 Peter 1:22 · Isaiah 55:7 · 1 John 1:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.