I Peter 1:16
“Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Peter 1:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
For scripture says — ‘You will be holy, because I am holy.’
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
denn es steht geschrieben: "Seid heilig, denn ich bin heilig".
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque escrito está: Sed santos, porque yo soy santo.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Pois está escrito: Sede santos, porque eu sou santo.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Porque está escrito, "Sede santos porque Eu sou santo."
📖 I 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;
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