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451 B
451 B
To those who are pure, all things are pure
"If people are pure on the inside, everything they do will be pure"
To those who are pure
"To those who are acceptable to God"
to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure
Paul speaks of sinners as if they were physically dirty. Alternate translation: "if people are morally defiled and do not believe, they cannot do anything pure" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)