1 Peter 1:16

WEB

¹⁶because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

KJV

¹⁶Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

BSB

¹⁶for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

FBV

¹⁶As Scripture says, “You are to be holy, for I am holy.”

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References

Leviticus 11:44

⁴⁴For I am the LORD your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth.

Extra References

Leviticus 11:44

⁴⁴For I am the LORD your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth.

Leviticus 19:2

²“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘You shall be holy; for I, the LORD your God, am holy.

Leviticus 20:7

⁷“‘Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am the LORD your God.

Amos 3:3

³Do two walk together, unless they have agreed?