1 Peter 1:16

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 Living Translation (NLT)For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.”

Context of 1 Peter 1:16

14as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; 15but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.” 17And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear; 18knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,

1 Peter 1:16 word by word

διότι γέγραπται· ἅγιοι ἔσεσθε, ὅτι ἐγὼ ἅγιοςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Becauseδιότιdioti · becauseG1360
• it is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• Be yeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:16

• Leviticus 11:44For I am the Lord your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps on the earth.
• Leviticus 19:2“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
• Leviticus 20:7Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the Lord your God.
• Amos 3:3Can two walk together, unless they are 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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Commentaries on 1 Peter 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings