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King James Version·1 Peter 1:16

16Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

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1 Peter

Leviticus's call carried into the New Covenant.

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  • Leviticus 11:44quotation'Be holy, because I am holy.'›
    Who
    Yahweh, through Moses
    To
    Israel at Sinai
    Where
    Sinai wilderness
    When
    Closing exhortation of the dietary holiness code

    Why:Peter transposes Israel's cultic holiness into ethical, Spirit-empowered holiness for scattered Christians.

    Context:A defining text for Wesleyan-Holiness theology: the call applies to the whole church in every culture.

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“Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.”— Hebrews 12:14, KJV

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