Leviticus 20:7

Modern

Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.

Traditional

Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord your God.

Literal

And consecrate yourselves and be holy, for I am YHWH your God.

Latin

Sanctificamini et estote sancti, quia ego sum Dominus Deus vester.

Hebrew

English

Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.

Theme notes and profiles

Leviticus 11:44
For 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 19:2
“Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
1 Peter 1:15–16
But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
Ephesians 1:4
For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
Colossians 3:12
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
1 Thessalonians 4:7
For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
1 Thessalonians 4:3
For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
Hebrews 12:14
Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
Philippians 2:12–13
Therefore, 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.