It should say “IN THE FEAR of God,” not just “out of reverence”:
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“Since we have these promises, beloved, let us CLEANSE OURSELVES from EVERY defilement of body and spirit, BRINGING HOLINESS INTO COMPLETION IN THE FEAR of God” (2 Cor. 7:1 ESB).
Jesus prayed we'd be 'ONE' with each other in Him that the world will know! (John 17)