American Standard Version of 1901
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Already ye are clean because of the word which I have spoken unto you.
that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the {Greek: laver.}washing of water with the word,
Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another {Many ancient authorities read from a clean heart. Compare 1 Timothy 1:5.}from the heart fervently:
Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, {Some very ancient authorities read and ye all know.}and ye know all things.
And as for you, the anointing which ye received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any one teach you; but as his anointing teacheth you concerning all things, {Or, so it is true and is no lie; and even as &c.}and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, {Or, abide ye}ye abide in him.
And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled {Or, in spirit}with the Spirit;
But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of {Greek: liquid nard}pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.
Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remaineth in him, and his scent is not changed.
not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
And every one that hath this hope set on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
He that is unrighteous, let him do unrighteousness {Or, yet more}still: and he that is filthy, let him be made filthy {Or, yet more}still: and he that is righteous, let him do righteousness {Or, yet more}still: and he that is holy, let him be made holy {Or, yet more}still.
Behold, I come quickly; and my {Or, wages}reward is with me, to render to each man according as his work is.
to the praise of the glory of his grace, {Or, wherewith he endued us}which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:
Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
For as many of you as were baptized into Christ did put on Christ.
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.
If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from myself.