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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Leviticus 19:2 Catholic Bible: to say to the community of Israel, "Be holy, because I, the LORD your God, am holy. </title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/catholic/leviticus/19-2.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/15002new8.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/leviticus/19-2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/leviticus/19-2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/catholic/">Bible</a> > <a href="/gntd/leviticus/1.htm">Leviticus</a> > <a href="/gntd/leviticus/19.htm">Chapter 19</a> > Verse 2</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../leviticus/19-1.htm" title="Leviticus 19:1">◄</a> Leviticus 19:2 <a href="../leviticus/19-3.htm" title="Leviticus 19:3">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/nabre/leviticus/19.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#552200" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gntd/leviticus/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />to say to the community of Israel, "Be holy, because I, the LORD your God, am holy. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/leviticus/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />to say to the community of Israel: I am the LORD your God. I am holy, and you must be holy too! <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Speak to the whole Israelite community and tell them: Be holy, for I, the LORD your God, am holy.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/leviticus/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel. And thou shalt say to them: Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel. And thou shalt say to them: Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy.</p><p class="hdg">Ye shall</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../leviticus/11-44.htm">Leviticus 11:44,45</a> For I am the Lord your God. Be holy because I am holy. Defile not your souls by any creeping thing, that moveth upon the earth. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../leviticus/20-7.htm">Leviticus 20:7,26</a> Sanctify yourselves, and be ye holy: because I am the Lord your God. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../leviticus/21-8.htm">Leviticus 21:8</a> And offer the loaves of proposition. Let them therefore be holy because I also am holy: the Lord, who sanctify them.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../exodus/19-6.htm">Exodus 19:6</a> And you shall be to me a priestly kingdom, and a holy nation. These are the words thou shalt speak to the children of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../isaiah/6-3.htm">Isaiah 6:3,4</a> And they cried one to another, and said: Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God of hosts, all the earth is full of his glory, . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../amos/3-3.htm">Amos 3:3</a> Shall two walk together except they be agreed?</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../matthew/5-48.htm">Matthew 5:48</a> Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-16</a> Bear not the yoke with unbelievers. For what participation hath justice with injustice? Or what fellowship hath light with darkness? . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1</a> Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh and of the spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15,16</a> But according to him that hath called you, who is holy, be you also in all manner of conversation holy: . . . </p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/leviticus/19.htm">Idolatry Forbidden</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl">Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel. And thou shalt say to them: Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy.</span><span class="reftext">3</span>Let every one fear his father, and his mother. Keep my sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../matthew/5-48.htm">Matthew 5:48</a></span><br />Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4</a></span><br />As he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and unspotted in his sight in charity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../1_peter/1-16.htm">1 Peter 1:16</a></span><br />Because it is written: You shall be holy, for I am holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../exodus/19-6.htm">Exodus 19:6</a></span><br />And you shall be to me a priestly kingdom, and a holy nation. These are the words thou shalt speak to the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../exodus/22-31.htm">Exodus 22:31</a></span><br />You shall be holy men to me: the flesh that beasts have tasted of before, you shall not eat, but shall cast it to the dogs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../leviticus/11-44.htm">Leviticus 11:44</a></span><br />For I am the Lord your God. Be holy because I am holy. Defile not your souls by any creeping thing, that moveth upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../leviticus/11-45.htm">Leviticus 11:45</a></span><br />For I am the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that I might be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../leviticus/19-1.htm">Leviticus 19:1</a></span><br />The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../leviticus/20-7.htm">Leviticus 20:7</a></span><br />Sanctify yourselves, and be ye holy: because I am the Lord your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26</a></span><br />You shall be holy unto me, because I the Lord am holy: and I have separated you from other people, that you should be mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../joshua/24-19.htm">Joshua 24:19</a></span><br />And Joshua said to the people: You will not be able to serve the Lord: for he is a holy God, and mighty and jealous, and will not forgive your wickedness and sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../1_samuel/2-2.htm">1 Samuel 2:2</a></span><br />There is none holy as the Lord is: for there is no other beside thee, and there is none strong like our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../psalms/99-3.htm">Psalm 99:3</a></span><br />Let them give praise to thy great name: for it is terrible and holy:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/16-33.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-5.htm">Company</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-9.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-5.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-33.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-2.htm">Speak</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-14.htm">Company</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-21.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-14.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-8.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-1.htm">Speak</a><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2 NASB</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="//bibeltext.com/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Alphabetical: all am and assembly Be because congregation entire for God holy I Israel LORD of say shall sons Speak the them to You your<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://biblehub.com/leviticus/19-2.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 19:2 Speak to all the congregation (Le Lv Lev.) 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