1 Peter 1:22-23

Called to Be Holy

²² Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for _b a sincere brotherly love, _c love one another earnestly from a pure heart, ²³ _d since you have been born again, _e not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through _f the living and abiding word of God;

1. Cross References
   Romans 12:9
   Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.
   Hebrews 13:1
   Let brotherly love continue.
   
2. Cross References
   1 Timothy 1:5
   The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
   
3. Cross References
   1 Peter 1:3
   Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
   John 3:3
   Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.
   James 1:18
   Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
   
4. Cross References
   John 1:13
   Who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
   
5. Cross References
   Hebrews 4:12
   For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.