1 Peter 1:15
but as he who has called you is holy, so be you holy in all your behavior:
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
In Context
16because it is written, Be you holy, for I am holy.
Cross References
Matthew 5:48Be you therefore perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.
Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good, to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.
2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every pollution of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Philippians 1:27Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of the Christ, that, whether I come and see you, or be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel,
Philippians 3:14but one thing I do; forgetting the things which are behind, and reaching forward to those which are before, I press toward the goal, for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 2:12that you should walk in a manner worthy of God, who has called you to his own kingdom and glory.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 1:14-24
Sobriety and Holiness; Exhortation to Brotherly Love. ( a. d. 66.) 13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: 15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of… Read the whole commentary →