1 Peter 1:16
Because it is written, Be yee holie, for I am holie.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
In Context
15But as hee which hath called you, is holie, so be yee holie in all maner of conuersation;
Cross References
Leviticus 11:44For I am the Lord your God: be sanctified therefore, and be holy, for I am holy, and defile not your selues with any creeping thing, that creepeth vpon the earth.
Leviticus 20:7Sanctifie your selues therefore, and be holie, for 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 →