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1 Peter 1:16
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1 Peter 1:16
16Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
16Because it is written, *Be ye holy, for I am holy.
- Leuit. 11.44. and 19.2. and 20.7.
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1 Peter 1:16
For the reason that; since.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To write: to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Belonging to God or set apart for him; sacred; morally pure. Applied to God, it expresses his perfect purity; in Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit, it identifies the Spirit of God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
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Open the full verse study44For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
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Open the full verse study2Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy.
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Open the full verse study7¶ Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord your God.
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Open the full verse study3Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
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