1 Peter 1:16
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Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
In other translations
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
Greek words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Greek New Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Words marked TR or NA appear in only one of the two main Greek texts.
Related verses
- Leviticus 11:44For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.
- Leviticus 19:2Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy.“Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
- Leviticus 20:7Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord your God.Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.
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