15But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
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Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-23)Here the apostle begins his exhortations to those whose glorious state he had before described, thereby instructing us that Christianity is a doctrine according to godliness, designed to make us not only wiser, but better. I. He exhorts them to sobriety and holiness. 1. Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind , etc., 1 Pet. 1:13. As if he had said, “ Wherefore , since you are so honoured and dist…
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