Leviticus 19:2
“Speak to all the assembly of the people of Israel and say to them, 'You must be holy, for I Yahweh your God am holy.
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1Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Cross References
Leviticus 11:44For I am Yahweh your God. You are to keep yourselves holy, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves with any kind of animal that moves about on the ground.
Leviticus 20:7Therefore consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am Yahweh your God. + 20:7 Several modern versions have: ... because I, Yahweh your God, am holy .
Leviticus 21:8You will set him apart, for he is the one who offers bread to your God. He must be holy to you, because I, Yahweh who makes you holy, am holy.
Leviticus 21:23However, he must not enter inside the curtain or come near the altar, because he has a bodily defect, so that he does not defile my holy place, for I am Yahweh, who makes them holy.'”
Isaiah 6:3Each one called to another and said, 1 “Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh of hosts! The whole earth is full of his glory.”
Matthew 5:48Therefore you must be perfect, as your heavenly Father 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 →