1 Peter 1:16

because it has been written, Ye shall be holy; because I am holy.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

In Context

15but according to the Holy One who has called you. Be ye also holy in all your deportment;

17And if you call upon the Father, the One judging without respect of persons according to the work of each, pass the time of your sojourn with fear,

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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 →

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