21 who through Him are believers in God,(A) who raised Him from the dead(B) and gave Him glory,(C) so that your faith and hope are in God.

22 By obedience to the truth,[a] having purified yourselves[b] for sincere love of the brothers, love one another(D) earnestly[c] from a pure[d] heart,(E) 23 since you have been born again(F)—not of perishable seed(G) but of imperishable—through the living and enduring word of God.(H)

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  1. 1 Peter 1:22 Other mss add through the Spirit
  2. 1 Peter 1:22 Or purified your souls
  3. 1 Peter 1:22 Or intensely
  4. 1 Peter 1:22 Other mss omit pure

21 Through him you believe in God,(A) who raised him from the dead(B) and glorified him,(C) and so your faith and hope(D) are in God.

22 Now that you have purified(E) yourselves by obeying(F) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,(G) from the heart.[a] 23 For you have been born again,(H) not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,(I) through the living and enduring word of God.(J)

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