2Cor 7:1 Cross References

2 Corinthians 7:1

1: Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete purity because we fear God.

1 Thessalonians 4:7

  1. God has called us to be holy, not to live impure lives.

Proverbs 8:13

  1. All who fear the LORD will hate evil. That is why I hate pride, arrogance, corruption, and perverted speech.

James 4:8

  1. Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, you hypocrites.

1 Peter 2:11

  1. Dear brothers and sisters, you are foreigners and aliens here. So I warn you to keep away from evil desires because they fight against your very souls.

Psalms 51:10

  1. Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

Ezekiel 36:25

  1. "Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols.
  2. And I will give you a new heart with new and right desires, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony heart of sin and give you a new, obedient heart.

1 John 3:3

  1. And all who believe this will keep themselves pure, just as Christ is pure.

2 Peter 1:4

  1. And by that same mighty power, he has given us all of his rich and wonderful promises. He has promised that you will escape the decadence all around you caused by evil desires and that you will share in his divine nature.
  2. So make every effort to apply the benefits of these promises to your life. Then your faith will produce a life of moral excellence. A life of moral excellence leads to knowing God better.
  3. Knowing God leads to self-control. Self-control leads to patient endurance, and patient endurance leads to godliness.
  4. Godliness leads to love for other Christians, and finally you will grow to have genuine love for everyone.
  5. The more you grow like this, the more you will become productive and useful in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

  1. Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until that day when our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.

1 Peter 1:22

  1. Now you can have sincere love for each other as brothers and sisters because you were cleansed from your sins when you accepted the truth of the Good News. So see to it that you really do love each other intensely with all your hearts.

2 Corinthians 6:17

  1. Therefore, come out from them and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord. Don't touch their filthy things, and I will welcome you.
  2. And I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty. "

Philippians 3:12

  1. I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection! But I keep working toward that day when I will finally be all that Christ Jesus saved me for and wants me to be.
  2. No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,
  3. I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven.
  4. I hope all of you who are mature Christians will agree on these things. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain to you.

Isaiah 55:7

  1. Let the people turn from their wicked deeds. Let them banish from their minds the very thought of doing wrong! Let them turn to the LORD that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Hebrews 4:1

  1. God's promise of entering his place of rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to get there.

Proverbs 16:6

  1. Unfailing love and faithfulness cover sin; evil is avoided by fear of the LORD.

Ezekiel 18:30

  1. "Therefore, I will judge each of you, O people of Israel, according to your actions, says the Sovereign LORD. Turn from your sins! Don't let them destroy you!
  2. Put all your rebellion behind you, and get for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel?
  3. I don't want you to die, says the Sovereign LORD. Turn back and live!

Luke 11:39

  1. Then the Lord said to him, "You Pharisees are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are still filthy--full of greed and wickedness!
  2. Fools! Didn't God make the inside as well as the outside?

Matthew 5:8

  1. God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.

Matthew 5:48

  1. But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.

1 John 1:7

  1. But if we are living in the light of God's presence, just as Christ is, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from every sin.

1 Corinthians 6:20

  1. for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.

Matthew 23:25

  1. "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! You are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy--full of greed and self-indulgence!
  2. Blind Pharisees! First wash the inside of the cup, and then the outside will become clean, too.

Proverbs 30:12

  1. They feel pure, but they are filthy and unwashed.

Psalms 19:9

  1. Reverence for the LORD is pure, lasting forever. The laws of the LORD are true; each one is fair.

Acts 9:31

  1. The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it grew in strength and numbers. The believers were walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

1 Peter 5:10

  1. In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.

2 Chronicles 19:9

  1. These were his instructions to them: "You must always act in the fear of the LORD, with integrity and with undivided hearts.

Isaiah 1:16

  1. Wash yourselves and be clean! Let me no longer see your evil deeds. Give up your wicked ways.

Proverbs 20:9

  1. Who can say, "I have cleansed my heart; I am pure and free from sin"?

Jeremiah 13:27

  1. I am keenly aware of your adultery and lust, and your abominable idol worship out in the fields and on the hills. Your destruction is sure, Jerusalem! How long will it be before you are pure?"

2 Corinthians 1:20

  1. For all of God's promises have been fulfilled in him. That is why we say "Amen" when we give glory to God through Christ.

Romans 5:20

  1. God's law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God's wonderful kindness became more abundant.
  2. So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God's wonderful kindness rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  3. Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more kindness and forgiveness?
  4. Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it?
  5. Or have you forgotten that when we became Christians and were baptized to become one with Christ Jesus, we died with him?

Psalms 119:9

  1. How can a young person stay pure? By obeying your word and following its rules.

Jeremiah 4:14

  1. O Jerusalem, cleanse your hearts that you may be saved. How long will you harbor your evil thoughts?

Matthew 12:33

  1. "A tree is identified by its fruit. Make a tree good, and its fruit will be good. Make a tree bad, and its fruit will be bad.

1 Thessalonians 3:13

  1. As a result, Christ will make your hearts strong, blameless, and holy when you stand before God our Father on that day when our Lord Jesus comes with all those who belong to him.

Ephesians 2:3

  1. All of us used to live that way, following the passions and desires of our evil nature. We were born with an evil nature, and we were under God's anger just like everyone else.

Hebrews 12:28

  1. Since we are receiving a Kingdom that cannot be destroyed, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.

1 John 1:9

  1. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong.

Titus 2:11

  1. For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people.
  2. And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with self-control, right conduct, and devotion to God,
  3. while we look forward to that wonderful event when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed.
  4. He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing what is right.

Hebrews 12:23

  1. You have come to the assembly of God's firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God himself, who is the judge of all people. And you have come to the spirits of the redeemed in heaven who have now been made perfect.

Ephesians 4:12

  1. Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ,
  2. until we come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature and full grown in the Lord, measuring up to the full stature of Christ.
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