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Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
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Commentators explain that before we can truly receive God's Word, we must actively "put away" sin. This is described with two powerful images: taking off filthy clothes and clearing a garden of weeds. This preparation involves removing all moral filth, malice, and pride, creating a humble space for the Word to be planted and grow.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Wherefore. In view of the fact that God has begotten us for His own service, and in view of the fact that agitated feeling tends only to w…
Wherefore (διο). Because of this principle. See Eph 4:25.
Putting away (αποθεμενο). Second aorist middle p…
19th Century
Anglican
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness. So Peter (1 Peter 3:21) speaks of the …
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Baptist
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your sou…
In further preparation for the reception of the Word, one must “get rid of all moral filth.” The word translated “get rid of” (GK 700) was primaril…
16th Century
Protestant
Wherefore lay apart. He concludes by saying how the word of life is to be received. First, indeed, he suggests that it cannot be rightly r…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness All manner of filthiness, both of flesh and spirit; all pride, vanity, wrath, mal…
Instead of blaming God under our trials, let us open our ears and hearts to learn what he teaches by them. And if we would govern our tongues, we m…
