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A Call to Holiness

1 Peter 1:15

In 9 translations

BSB
But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
KJV
But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
WEB
but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior,
ASV
but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living;
LSV
but according as He who called you [is] holy, you also, become holy in all behavior,
YLT
but according as He who did call you [is] holy, ye also, become holy in all behaviour,
DBY
but as he who has called you is holy, be ye also holy in all [your] conversation;
DRC
But according to him that hath called you, who is holy, be you also in all manner of conversation holy:
GNV
But as hee which hath called you, is holie, so be yee holie in all maner of conuersation;

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸν καλέσαντα ὑμᾶς ἅγιον καὶ αὐτοὶ ἅγιοι ἐν πάσῃ ἀναστροφῇ γενήθητε,
RP2018
ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸν καλέσαντα ὑμᾶς ἅγιον καὶ αὐτοὶ ἅγιοι ἐν πάσῃ ἀναστροφῇ γενήθητε·
TR-Boyd
ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸν καλέσαντα ὑμᾶς ἅγιον καὶ αὐτοὶ ἅγιοι ἐν πάσῃ ἀναστροφῇ γενήθητε·
SCR1894
αλλα κατα τον καλεσαντα υμας αγιον και αυτοι αγιοι εν παση αναστροφη γενηθητε

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 5:48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
  • 2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
  • Hebrews 12:14Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
  • James 3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
  • Ephesians 5:1–2Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children, and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
  • Philippians 2:15–16so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the…
  • 1 John 3:3And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
  • 1 Thessalonians 4:3–7For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know…
  • 1 Peter 2:9But 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.
  • 1 Peter 2:12Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
  • Romans 8:28–30And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that…
  • Philippians 1:27Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side…
  • Luke 1:74–75deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
  • Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
  • 2 Peter 3:11–14Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens…
  • Revelation 3:7To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.

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