Being Pure

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me.

But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

And every one that hath this hope set on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:

The words of Jehovah are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified seven times.

But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication; — read the full passage →

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall bring to nought both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body:

Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word.

To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

Who shall ascend into the hill of Jehovah? And who shall stand in his holy place? — read the full passage →

Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.

The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes.

Surely God is good to Israel, Evento such as are pure in heart.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, — read the full passage →

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy. — read the full passage →

Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

to be sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.

let us draw near with a true heart in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience: and having our body washed with pure water,

Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

For in many things we all stumble. If any stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:

Do all things without murmurings and questionings: — read the full passage →

As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication;

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, And hath not sworn deceitfully.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.

Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.

Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, And hath not sworn deceitfully. — read the full passage →

For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy: for I espoused you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he;

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, bright and pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full from extortion and excess. — read the full passage →

Evil devices are an abomination to Jehovah; But pleasant wordsarepure.

I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?

Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment; — read the full passage →

For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy: for I espoused you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

For such a high priest became us, holy, guileless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.

Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings: — read the full passage →

Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Thy word is very pure; Therefore thy servant loveth it.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary the one to the other; that ye may not do the things that ye would.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.

and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

Know ye not that your bodies are members of Christ? shall I then take away the members of Christ, and make them members of a harlot? God forbid. — read the full passage →

For I am Jehovah your God: sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that moveth upon the earth. — read the full passage →

Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you. — read the full passage →

instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world;

Every word of God is tried: He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.

My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.

What is man, that he should be clean? And he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

He that loveth pureness of heart, Forthe grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.

but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;

Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah.

My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From himcomethmy salvation. — read the full passage →

As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.

neither present your members unto sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves unto God, as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth. — read the full passage →