1 Peter 1:16

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 11:44 : 44 For 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.
  • Lev 19:2 : 2 Speak 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.
  • Lev 20:7 : 7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I [am] the LORD your God.

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