2Cor 7:1 | HCSB | STEP | Therefore , dear friends , since we have such promises , let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit , completing our sanctification in the fear of God .

2 Corinthians 7:1

1 Therefore, dear friends, since we have such promises, ^a let us ^{▼▼clean: When something is clean, it is holy or acceptable to God. When it is unclean, it is unholy (such as an unclean spirit). The term can be used in a ritual sense to apply to moral standards for living.}cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, ^c completing our ^{▼▼saint(s)/sanctification/sanctify/sanctified: The work of the Holy Spirit that separates believers in Jesus from the world; at the time of saving faith in Jesus, the believer is made a saint; therefore, all believers are saints. The believer participates with the Spirit in a process of transformation that continues until glorification. The goal of sanctification is progressive conformity to the image of Jesus Christ.}sanctification ^{▼▼Or spirit, perfecting holiness} in the ^{▼▼fear(s) God or the Lord/ the fear of the Lord: No single English word conveys every aspect of the word fear in this phrase. The meaning includes worshipful submission, reverential awe, and obedient respect to the covenant-keeping God of Israel.}fear of God. ^g