Being Holy

10 passages

1. 1 Peter 1:16

   for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

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2. Leviticus 11:44

   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.

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3. 1 Peter 1:15

   But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,

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4. Leviticus 19:2

   “Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.

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5. Leviticus 11:45

   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.

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6. Hebrews 12:14

   Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

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7. Leviticus 1:2

   “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When any of you brings an offering to the LORD, you may bring as your offering an animal from the herd or the flock.

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8. Acts 2:38

   Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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9. 1 Peter 2:9

   But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

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10. Psalm 96:9

    Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth.

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