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The “Catholic Letters” include James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1–3 John, and Jude. These letters are grouped together to distinguish them from the Pauline corpus (the thirteen previous letters, plus Hebrews). The letters, for the most part, address the Church as a whole—rather than specific churches or individuals—and contain religious instruction and moral teaching to encourage their readers to lead...

“when he (Christ) is revealed we will be like him (Christ)”. The second interpretation is the more likely. 3:3. “Purifies himself”: Christian hope, which is grounded on Christ, is something active and it moves the Christian to “purify himself”. This verb is evocative of the ritual purifications required of priests in the Old Testament prior to engaging in divine service (cf. Ex 19:10; Num 8:21; Acts 21:24); here, and in other places in the New Testament, it means interior
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