817 B
817 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 stained and unbelieving, nothing is pure
Paul speaks of sinners as if they were physically dirty. AT: "if people are morally defiled and do not believe, they cannot do anything pure" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
they deny him by their deeds
"their actions prove that they do not know him"
detestable
"disgusting"
They are unapproved for any good deed
"They are unfit for doing anything good" or "They are not capable of doing anything good"