Leviticus 19:2
Good News Translation
to say to the community of Israel, "Be holy, because I, the LORD your God, am holy.

New Revised Standard Version
Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.

Contemporary English Version
to say to the community of Israel: I am the LORD your God. I am holy, and you must be holy too!

New American Bible
Speak to the whole Israelite community and tell them: Be holy, for I, the LORD your God, am holy.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel. And thou shalt say to them: Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel. And thou shalt say to them: Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy.

Ye shall

Leviticus 11:44,45 For I am the Lord your God. Be holy because I am holy. Defile not your souls by any creeping thing, that moveth upon the earth. . . .

Leviticus 20:7,26 Sanctify yourselves, and be ye holy: because I am the Lord your God. . . .

Leviticus 21:8 And offer the loaves of proposition. Let them therefore be holy because I also am holy: the Lord, who sanctify them.

Exodus 19:6 And you shall be to me a priestly kingdom, and a holy nation. These are the words thou shalt speak to the children of Israel.

Isaiah 6:3,4 And they cried one to another, and said: Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God of hosts, all the earth is full of his glory, . . .

Amos 3:3 Shall two walk together except they be agreed?

Matthew 5:48 Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect.

2 Corinthians 6:14-16 Bear not the yoke with unbelievers. For what participation hath justice with injustice? Or what fellowship hath light with darkness? . . .

2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh and of the spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God.

1 Peter 1:15,16 But according to him that hath called you, who is holy, be you also in all manner of conversation holy: . . .

Context
Idolatry Forbidden
1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel. And thou shalt say to them: Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy.3Let every one fear his father, and his mother. Keep my sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.…
Cross References
Matthew 5:48
Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect.

Ephesians 1:4
As he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and unspotted in his sight in charity.

1 Peter 1:16
Because it is written: You shall be holy, for I am holy.

Exodus 19:6
And you shall be to me a priestly kingdom, and a holy nation. These are the words thou shalt speak to the children of Israel.

Exodus 22:31
You shall be holy men to me: the flesh that beasts have tasted of before, you shall not eat, but shall cast it to the dogs.

Leviticus 11:44
For I am the Lord your God. Be holy because I am holy. Defile not your souls by any creeping thing, that moveth upon the earth.

Leviticus 11:45
For I am the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that I might be your God.

Leviticus 19:1
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Leviticus 20:7
Sanctify yourselves, and be ye holy: because I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 20:26
You shall be holy unto me, because I the Lord am holy: and I have separated you from other people, that you should be mine.

Joshua 24:19
And Joshua said to the people: You will not be able to serve the Lord: for he is a holy God, and mighty and jealous, and will not forgive your wickedness and sins.

1 Samuel 2:2
There is none holy as the Lord is: for there is no other beside thee, and there is none strong like our God.

Psalm 99:3
Let them give praise to thy great name: for it is terrible and holy:

Leviticus 19:1
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