1 Peter 1:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 11:44 : 44 for I am the LORD your God and you are to sanctify yourselves and be holy because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any of the swarming things that creep on the ground,
  • Lev 19:2 : 2 “Speak to the whole congregation of the Israelites and tell them,‘You must be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
  • Lev 20:7 : 7 Exhortation to Holiness and Obedience“‘You must sanctify yourselves and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.

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