Leviticus 20:7

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Exhortation to Holiness and Obedience“‘You must sanctify yourselves and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eph 1:4 : 4 For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and blameless before him in love.
  • 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.
  • Phil 2:12-13 : 12 Lights in the World So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence, 13 for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort– for the sake of his good pleasure– is God.
  • Col 3:12 : 12 Exhortation to Unity and Love Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
  • 1 Thess 4:3 : 3 For this is God’s will: that you become holy, that you keep away from sexual immorality,
  • 1 Thess 4:7 : 7 For God did not call us to impurity but in holiness.
  • Heb 12:14 : 14 Do Not Reject God’s Warning Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.
  • 1 Pet 1:15-16 : 15 but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct, 16 for it is written,“You shall be holy, because I am holy.”

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    26You must be holy to me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the other peoples to be mine.

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    8You must be sure to obey my statutes. I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

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    1Religious and Social Regulations The LORD spoke to Moses:

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    44for 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,

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    8You must sanctify him because he presents the food of your God. He must be holy to you because I, the LORD who sanctifies you all, am holy.

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    30Purity, Honor, Respect, and Honesty“‘You must keep my Sabbaths and fear my sanctuary. I am the LORD.

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    31“You must be sure to do my commandments. I am the LORD.

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    19I am the LORD your God; follow my statutes, observe my regulations, and carry them out.

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    37You must be sure to obey all my statutes and regulations. I am the LORD.

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    12I will walk among you, and I will be your God and you will be my people.

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    22Then you will again be my people and I will be your God.

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