1 Peter 1:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Because it has been said in the Writings, You are to be holy, for I am holy.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 11:44 : 44 For I am the Lord your God: for this reason, make and keep yourselves holy, for I am holy; you are not to make yourselves unclean with any sort of thing which goes about flat on the earth.
  • Lev 19:2 : 2 Say to all the people of Israel, You are to be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.
  • Lev 20:7 : 7 So make and keep yourselves holy, for I am the Lord your God.

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  • 1 Pet 1:14-15
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    14Like children ruled by God, do not go back to the old desires of the time when you were without knowledge:

    15But be holy in every detail of your lives, as he, whose servants you are, is holy;

  • Lev 19:2
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    2Say to all the people of Israel, You are to be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.

  • Lev 20:7-8
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    7So make and keep yourselves holy, for I am the Lord your God.

    8And keep my rules and do them: I am the Lord, who make you holy.

  • Lev 11:44-45
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    44For I am the Lord your God: for this reason, make and keep yourselves holy, for I am holy; you are not to make yourselves unclean with any sort of thing which goes about flat on the earth.

    45For I am the Lord, who took you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God; so be you holy, for I am holy.

  • Lev 20:26
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    26And you are to be holy to me; for I the Lord am holy and have made you separate from the nations, so that you may be my people.

  • 1 Thess 4:7
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    7Because it is God's purpose that our way of life may be not unclean but holy.

  • 2 Cor 6:16-18
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    16And what agreement has the house of God with images? for we are a house of the living God; even as God has said, I will be living among them, and walking with them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.

    17For which cause, Come out from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and let no unclean thing come near you; and I will take you for myself,

    18And will be a Father to you; and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord, the Ruler of all.

  • 1 Pet 1:17
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    17And if you give the name of Father to him who, judging every man by his acts, has no respect for a man's position, then go in fear while you are on this earth:

  • Lev 21:8
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    8And he is to be holy in your eyes, for by him the bread of your God is offered; he is to be holy in your eyes, for I the Lord, who make you holy, am holy.

  • 2 Cor 7:1
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    1Because God, then, will give us such rewards, dear brothers, let us make ourselves clean from all evil of flesh and spirit, and become completely holy in the fear of God.

  • Heb 12:14
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    14Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;

  • 1 Cor 3:16-17
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    16Do you not see that you are God's holy house, and that the Spirit of God has his place in you?

    17If anyone makes the house of God unclean, God will put an end to him; for the house of God is holy, and you are his house.

  • Lev 22:31-32
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    31So then, keep my orders and do them: I am the Lord.

    32And do not make my holy name common; so that it may be kept holy by the children of Israel: I am the Lord who make you holy,

  • Isa 5:16
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    16But the Lord of armies is lifted up as judge, and the Holy God is seen to be holy in righteousness.

  • Heb 2:11
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    11For he who makes holy and those who are made holy are all of one family; and for this reason it is no shame for him to give them the name of brothers,

  • Exod 30:29
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    29And you are to make them most holy; anything touching them will become holy.

  • 1 Cor 6:11
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    11And such were some of you; but you have been washed, you have been made holy, you have been given righteousness in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

  • 1 Pet 1:22
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    22And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:

  • 1 Pet 3:15
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    15But give honour to Christ in your hearts as your Lord; and be ready at any time when you are questioned about the hope which is in you, to give an answer in the fear of the Lord and without pride;

  • Exod 19:6
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    6And you will be a kingdom of priests to me, and a holy nation. These are the words which you are to say to the children of Israel.

  • 1 Tim 4:5
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    5For it is made holy by the word of God and by prayer.

  • 2 Pet 3:11
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    11Seeing then that all these things are coming to such an end, what sort of persons is it right for you to be, in all holy behaviour and righteousness,

  • 1 Thess 4:3
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    3For the purpose of God for you is this: that you may be holy, and may keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh;

  • Lev 10:10
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    10And make a division between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean;

  • Num 15:40
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    40And that you may keep in mind all my orders and do them and be holy to your God.

  • 1 Thess 5:23
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    23And may the God of peace himself make you holy in every way; and may your spirit and soul and body be free from all sin at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Lev 19:30
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    30Keep my Sabbaths and have respect for my holy place: I am the Lord.

  • 1 John 3:3
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    3And everyone who has this hope in him makes himself holy, even as he is holy.

  • Jude 1:20
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    20But you, my loved ones, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, and making prayers in the Holy Spirit,

  • Rom 6:19
    69%

    19I am using words in the way of men, because your flesh is feeble: as you gave your bodies as servants to what is unclean, and to evil to do evil, so now give them as servants to righteousness to do what is holy.

  • 1 Pet 1:2
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    2Who, through the purpose of God, have been made holy by the Spirit, disciples of Jesus, made clean by his blood: May you have grace and peace in full measure.

  • 1 Pet 2:9
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    9But you are a special people, a holy nation, priests and kings, a people given up completely to God, so that you may make clear the virtues of him who took you out of the dark into the light of heaven.

  • 2 Pet 3:14
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    14For this reason, my loved ones, as you are looking for these things, take great care that when he comes you may be in peace before him, free from sin and every evil thing.

  • Lev 26:2
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    2Keep my Sabbaths and give honour to my holy place: I am the Lord.

  • Eph 5:1
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    1Let it then be your desire to be like God, as well-loved children;

  • Num 6:8
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    8All the time he is separate he is holy to the Lord.

  • Heb 10:15
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    15And the Holy Spirit is a witness for us: for after he had said,

  • Deut 26:19
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    19And that he will make you high over all the nations he has made, in praise, in name, and in honour, and that you are to be a holy people to the Lord your God as he has said.

  • Deut 14:2
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    2For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has taken you to be his special people out of all the nations on the face of the earth.

  • Matt 5:48
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    48Be then complete in righteousness, even as your Father in heaven is complete.

  • Rom 7:12
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    12But the law is holy, and its orders are holy, upright, and good.

  • Isa 1:16
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    16Be washed, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; let there be an end of sinning;

  • Heb 3:7
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    7And so, as the Holy Spirit says, Today if you let his voice come to your ears,