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1 Peter 1:16 KJV
1 Peter · chapter 1 · verse 16 · King James Version
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.1 Peter 1:16 · King James Version
1 Peter 1:16 in context
14As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
15But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
16Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
17And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- writtengraphōto write, with reference to the form of the letters, to delineate letters on a tablet…G1125 →
- holyhagiosmost holy thing, a saintG40 →
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