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1 Peter 1:16 for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."
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for I am holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_peter/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_peter/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />because it is written: “YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_peter/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />because it is written, “YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_peter/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />because it is written, “YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_peter/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />because it is written, “YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_peter/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />because it is written, “YOU SHALL BE HOLY (set apart), FOR I AM HOLY.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_peter/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for it is written, Be holy, because I am holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_peter/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for it is written, Be holy, because I am holy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_peter/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_peter/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />That's why the Scriptures say, "I am the holy God, and you must be holy too." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_peter/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_peter/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Scripture says, "Be holy, because I am holy."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_peter/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The scripture says, "Be holy because I am holy." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_peter/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For it is written, "You must be holy, because I am holy." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_peter/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_peter/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />for it is written, "You shall be holy, because I am holy."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_peter/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />because it is written, "Be holy, for I am holy."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_peter/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_peter/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Because it stands written, "You are to be holy, because I am holy."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_peter/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_peter/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />because it has been written: “Become holy, because I am holy”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_peter/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />because it has been written: "You shall be holy, because I am holy."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_peter/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> because it hath been written, 'Become ye holy, because I am holy;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_peter/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For it has been written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_peter/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Because it is written: You shall be holy, for I am holy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_peter/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />for it is written: “You shall be holy, for I am Holy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_peter/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />for it is written, “Be holy because I [am] holy.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_peter/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />for it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_peter/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Because it is written, Be you holy, even as I am holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_peter/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Because it is written: “Be holy, just as I also am holy.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_peter/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />because it is written, Be you holy, for I am holy.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_peter/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />because it has been written, Ye shall be holy; because I am holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_peter/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />because it is written, “Be ye holy; for I am holy.”<RX 3.11.44><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_peter/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for it is written, "be ye holy, because I am holy."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_peter/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Because it stands written, "You are to be holy, because I am holy."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_peter/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />because it has been written, "Ye shall be holy, because I am Holy."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_peter/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Be ye holy, for I am holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_peter/1-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1h9-AlUcaGE?start=160" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_peter/1.htm">A Call to Holiness</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1360.htm" title="1360: dioti (Conj) -- On this account, because, for. From dia and hoti; on the very account that, or inasmuch as.">for</a> <a href="/greek/1125.htm" title="1125: gegraptai (V-RIM/P-3S) -- A primary verb; to grave, especially to write; figuratively, to describe.">it is written:</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: esesthe (V-FIM-2P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">“Be</a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: Hagioi (Adj-NMP) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">holy,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">because</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eimi (V-PIA-1S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">am</a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: hagios (Adj-NMS) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">holy.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">17</span>Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/11-44.htm">Leviticus 11:44-45</a></span><br />For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground. / For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2</a></span><br />“Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/20-7.htm">Leviticus 20:7</a></span><br />Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be 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 are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-48.htm">Matthew 5:48</a></span><br />Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-14.htm">Hebrews 12:14</a></span><br />Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-7.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:7</a></span><br />For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1</a></span><br />Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4</a></span><br />For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-3.htm">1 John 3:3</a></span><br />And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-3.htm">Isaiah 6:3</a></span><br />And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-8.htm">Isaiah 35:8</a></span><br />And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Isaiah 57:15</a></span><br />For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/99-9.htm">Psalm 99:9</a></span><br />Exalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Because it is written, Be you holy; for I am holy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/11-44.htm">Leviticus 11:44</a></b></br> For I <i>am</i> the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I <i>am</i> holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2</a></b></br> Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God <i>am</i> holy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-7.htm">Leviticus 20:7</a></b></br> Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I <i>am</i> the LORD your God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-5.htm">Stands</a> <a href="/james/4-6.htm">Writings</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-22.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-25.htm">Stands</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-6.htm">Writings</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-12.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">1 Peter 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_peter/1-1.htm">Peter praises God for his manifold spiritual graces;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_peter/1-10.htm">showing that the salvation in Christ the fulfillment of prophesy;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_peter/1-13.htm">and exhorts them accordingly to be holy.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3753401421161123"; /* 200 x 200 Parallel Bible */ google_ad_slot = "7676643937"; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 200; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/1_peter/1.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>for it is written</b><br />This phrase underscores the authority and continuity of Scripture. The Greek word "γέγραπται" (gegraptai) is in the perfect tense, indicating a completed action with ongoing relevance. It emphasizes that the command to be holy is not a new directive but one rooted in the ancient texts of the Old Testament, specifically Leviticus. This continuity highlights the unchanging nature of God's expectations for His people.<p><b>Be holy</b><br />The Greek word for "holy" is "ἅγιος" (hagios), which means set apart, sacred, or consecrated. In the historical context of the early church, being holy meant living a life distinct from the surrounding pagan cultures. Holiness involves both moral purity and a dedication to God's service. It is a call to reflect God's character in every aspect of life, aligning one's actions, thoughts, and intentions with His will.<p><b>because I am holy</b><br />This phrase is a direct quotation from <a href="/leviticus/11-44.htm">Leviticus 11:44, 19</a>:2, and 20:7, where God commands the Israelites to be holy as He is holy. The Hebrew word for holy, "קָדוֹשׁ" (qadosh), conveys the idea of separateness and purity. God's holiness is intrinsic to His nature, and He calls His people to mirror this attribute. Historically, this call to holiness set the Israelites apart from other nations, serving as a testament to God's unique relationship with them. In the New Testament context, it signifies the believer's transformation and sanctification through Christ, who enables them to live a holy life.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_peter/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">Be ye holy; for I am holy.</span>--The better reading here is, <span class= "ital">Ye shall he holy;</span> it is still, however, a command, not a promise--except that all God's commands are promises. The command comes some five or six times in the Book of Leviticus, addressed not only to the Levites, but to all the people. It would, therefore, apply twice over to the recipients of this letter by virtue of their twofold consecration, in the old and in the new Israel.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_peter/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy; literally, according to the best manuscripts, <span class="accented">ye shall be holy - future</span> for imperative. The words occur five times in the Book of Leviticus. God had called the Israelites to be his peculiar people, a kingdom of priests and a holy nation (<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5, 6</a>). He has called us Christians to be "a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people" (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>). He is holy, awful in holiness; in his sight "the heavens are not clean." We who are his must strive to be holy, separated from all that is impure, consecrated to his service. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_peter/1-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="grk">διότι</span> <span class="translit">(dioti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1360.htm">Strong's 1360: </a> </span><span class="str2">On this account, because, for. From dia and hoti; on the very account that, or inasmuch as.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it is written:</span><br /><span class="grk">γέγραπται</span> <span class="translit">(gegraptai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1125.htm">Strong's 1125: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Be</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔσεσθε</span> <span class="translit">(esesthe)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">holy,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἅγιοι</span> <span class="translit">(Hagioi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> </span><span class="str2">Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅτι</span> <span class="translit">(hoti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐγὼ</span> <span class="translit">(egō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰμι</span> <span class="translit">(eimi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">holy.”</span><br /><span class="grk">ἅγιος</span> <span class="translit">(hagios)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> </span><span class="str2">Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. 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