Leviticus 11:44

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For 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.

I am the

Exodus 20:2

Ye shall

General references

Leviticus 18:2

Leviticus 20:7

1 Peter 1:16

Bible References

I am the

I am Jehovah thy God, who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants.

Ye shall

And Moses saith unto Aaron, 'It is that which Jehovah hath spoken, saying, By those drawing near to Me I am sanctified, and in the face of all the people I am honoured;' and Aaron is silent.

Speak unto all the company of the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, Ye are holy, for holy am I, Jehovah, your God.

And ye have sanctified yourselves, and ye have been holy, for I am Jehovah your God;

and ye -- ye are to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation: these are the words which thou dost speak unto the sons of Israel.'

for a holy people art thou to Jehovah thy God, and on thee hath Jehovah fixed to be to Him for a people, a peculiar treasure, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the ground.

And the men of Beth-Shemesh say, 'Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and unto whom doth He go up from us?'

Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And bow yourselves at His footstool, holy is He.

And this one hath called unto that, and hath said: 'Holy, Holy, Holy, is Jehovah of Hosts, The fulness of all the earth is His glory.'

Do two walk together if they have not met?

ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who is in the heavens is perfect.

for God did not call us on uncleanness, but in sanctification;

but according as He who did call you is holy, ye also, become holy in all behaviour,

and ye are a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

he who is unrighteous -- let him be unrighteous still, and he who is filthy -- let him be filthy still, and he who is righteous -- let him be declared righteous still, and he who is sanctified -- let him be sanctified still:

General references

Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, I am Jehovah your God;

And ye have sanctified yourselves, and ye have been holy, for I am Jehovah your God;

because it hath been written, 'Become ye holy, because I am holy;'