1 Peter 1:15
but as he who has called you is holy, be ye also holy in all [your] conversation;
Darby Translation
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
14as children of obedience, not conformed to [your] former lusts in your ignorance;
16because it is written, Be ye holy, for *I* am holy.
Cross References
Matthew 5:48Be *ye* therefore perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Romans 8:28But we *do* know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to purpose.
2 Corinthians 7:1Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us purify ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in God's fear.
Philippians 1:27Only conduct yourselves worthily of the glad tidings of the Christ, in order that whether coming and seeing you, or absent, I may hear of what concerns you, that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul, labouring together in the same conflict with the faith of the glad tidings;
Philippians 3:14I pursue, [looking] towards [the] goal, for the prize of the calling on high of God in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 2:12that ye should walk worthy of God, who calls 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 →