1 Peter 1:16
As Scripture says, “You are to be holy, for I am holy.”
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
In Context
15Now you need to be holy in everything you do, just as the one who called you is holy.
Cross References
Leviticus 11:44because I am the Lord your God; so dedicate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Don't defile yourselves by any animal that crawls along the ground.
Leviticus 20:7So dedicate yourselves and be holy, because I am the Lord your God.
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 →