1 Peter 1:16

as the Scripture says, You shall be holy, because I am holy.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15but become yourselves holy in your whole manner of living, as He who has called you is holy,

17And since you call upon him as Father, who impartially judges each one according to his deeds, pass the time of your sojourning here in reverence.

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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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