performed according to the OT purity laws (John 11:55; Acts 21:24, 26; 24:18). But Peter, James, and John take that idea and apply it internally to moral character: Jas 4:8: “Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.” 1 Pet 1:22: “Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.” John uses the word similarly to refer to the
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