1 Peter 1:15
but--in imitation of the holy One who has called you--you also must be holy in all your habits of life.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
In Context
16Because it stands written, "You are to be holy, because I am holy."
Cross References
Matthew 5:48You however are to be complete in goodness, as your Heavenly Father is complete.
Romans 8:28Now we know that for those who love God all things are working together for good--for those, I mean, whom with deliberate purpose He has called.
2 Corinthians 7:1Having therefore these promises, beloved friends, let us purify ourselves from all defilement of body and of spirit, and secure perfect holiness through the fear of God.
Philippians 1:27Only let the lives you live be worthy of the Good News of the Christ, in order that, whether I come and see you or, being absent, only hear of you, I may know that you are standing fast in one spirit and with one mind, fighting shoulder to shoulder for the faith of the Good News.
Philippians 3:14with my eyes fixed on the goal I push on to secure the prize of God's heavenward call in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 2:12and imploring you to live lives worthy of fellowship with God who is inviting you to share His own Kingship and glory.
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 →