Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.
The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.
that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God;
And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth.
and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.
I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether.
assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus,
How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.
But you are near, O Lord, and all your commandments are true. Long have I known from your testimonies that you have founded them forever.
The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times.
As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.
And now, O Lord God, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith.
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
Your testimonies are righteous forever; give me understanding that I may live.
correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.
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