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1 Peter 1:16

16because it is written, Be ye holy, for I am holy.

1 Peter 1:16 in other versions

King James Version (KJV)Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
New International Version (NIV)for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
English Standard Version (ESV)since it is written, "You shall be holy, for I am holy."
New King James Version (NKJV)because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”

Context of 1 Peter 1:16

14as children of obedience, not conformed to [your] former lusts in your ignorance; 15but as he who has called you is holy, be ye also holy in all [your] conversation; because it is written, Be ye holy, for I am holy. 17And if ye invoke as Father him who, without regard of persons, judges according to the work of each, pass your time of sojourn in fear, 18knowing that ye have been redeemed, not by corruptible [things, as] silver or gold, from your vain conversation handed down from [your] fathers,

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1 Peter 1:16 word by word

διότι γέγραπται· ἅγιοι ἔσεσθε, ὅτι ἐγὼ ἅγιοςRead the interlinear

isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40

Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:16

Leviticus 11:44For I am Jehovah your God; and ye shall hallow yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy; and ye shall not make yourselves unclean through any manner of crawling thing which creepeth on the earth.
Leviticus 19:2Speak unto all the assembly of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Holy shall ye be, for I Jehovah your God am holy.
Leviticus 20:7Hallow yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am Jehovah your God.
Amos 3:3Shall two walk together except they be agreed?

Commentaries on 1 Peter 1:16

Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy - Leviticus 11:44. This command was addressed at first to the Israelites, but it is with equal propriety addressed to Christians, as the professed people of God. The foundation of the command is, that they professed to be his people, and that as his people they ought to be like their God. Compare Micah 4:5. It is a great truth, that people everywhere will imitate the God whom they worship. They will form…Read the comment
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-16Verses 13-16 As the traveller, the racer, the warrior, and the labourer, gathered in their long and loose garments, that they might be ready in their business, so let Christians do by their minds and affections. Be sober, be watchful against all spiritual dangers and enemies, and be temperate in all behaviour. Be sober-minded in opinion, as well as in practice, and humble in your judgment of yourselves. A strong and perfect trust in the grace of God, is…Read the comment
Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16"Be holy, because I am holy": This phrase appears often in Scripture. It emphasizes that God's people must be holy like God (see Leviticus 11:44–45; 19:2; 20:7; also Ezekiel 20:12; Ephesians 1:4; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; Revelation 22:11).Read the comment
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. Scripture is the true source of all authority in questions of doctrine and practice. Be ye ... for I am--It is I with whom ye have to do. Ye are mine. Therefore abstain from Gentile pollutions. We are too prone to have respect unto men [Calvin]. As I am the fountain of holiness, being holy in My essence, be ye therefore zealous to be partakers of holiness, that ye may be as I also am [Didymus]. God is essentially holy: the creature is holy in so far…Read the comment

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