2. Godliness 1:15, 16

1 Peter 1:15-16 but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living; because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.

Expanded Translation

but (in contrast) according as he who called you is holy, you yourselves must also be holy in every phase of your behavior and conduct, inasmuch as it has been written (and still applies), you must be holy, for I am holy.

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but like as he who called you is holy.

Christians must be holy (hagios). The word carries the basic thought of separation. When meat or other objects were to be given as a sacrifice to the gods, they were hagiosi.e., not to be employed in their common or ordinary usage, but dedicated to the idol(s). So God's children are separated for a holy purpose, set aside, as it were, exclusively for God's use!

Note that our holiness is to extend to every phase of life and conductin ALL manner of living.

because it is written

Literally, it stands written; i.e., Here is a reason from the Scriptures which I am applying to the present case. The Scripture referred to is found in Leviticus 11:44; Leviticus 19:2, or Leviticus 20:7.

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