Leviticus 20:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.”
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“Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord your God.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am Jehovah your God.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And ye have sanctified yourselves, and ye have been holy, for I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 20:7 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 11:44For 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.
- Leviticus 11:45For 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.
- Leviticus 19:2“Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
- Leviticus 21:8You are to regard him as holy, since he presents the food of your God. He shall be holy to you, because I the LORD am holy—I who set you apart.
- Leviticus 21:15so that he does not defile his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.”
- Leviticus 21:23but because he has a defect, he must not go near the veil or approach the altar, so as not to desecrate My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’”
- Joshua 3:5Then Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”
- Ephesians 1:4For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
- Philippians 2:12Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
- Colossians 3:12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:3For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
- 1 Thessalonians 4:7For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
- Hebrews 12:14Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
- 1 Peter 1:15But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
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