Leviticus 19:2
Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and say to them, Ye shall be holy, for I LORD your God am holy.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1And LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
3Every man shall fear his mother, and his father. And ye shall keep my Sabbaths. I am LORD your God.
Cross References
Leviticus 11:44For I am LORD your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and become ye holy, since I am holy. Neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that moves upon the earth.
Leviticus 20:7Sanctify yourselves therefore, and become ye holy, for I am LORD your God.
Leviticus 21:8Thou shall sanctify him therefore, for he offers the bread of thy God. He shall be holy to thee, for I LORD, who sanctify you, am holy.
Leviticus 21:23only he shall not go in to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a blemish, that he not profane my sanctuaries, for I am LORD who sanctifies them.
Isaiah 6:3And one cried to another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is LORD of hosts. The whole earth is full of his glory.
Matthew 5:48Ye therefore shall be perfect, even as your Father in the heavens is perfect.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 19:2-11
Ceremonial and Moral Laws. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 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. 3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God. 4 Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the Lord your God. 5 And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord , ye shall offer it at your own will. 6 It shall be… Read the whole commentary →