Lev 11:44, Heb 12:14, 1Pe 1:14-16 | ESV | STEP | For I am the Lord your God . Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy , for I am holy . You shall not defile yourselves with any swarming thing that crawls on the ground .

a ch. 19:2; 20:7, 26; 21:8; Ex. 19:6; Cited 1 Pet. 1:16; [1 Thess. 4:7]

b[See ver. 43 above]

cSee Rom. 14:19

d 1 Thess. 4:7

e Matt. 5:8; [2 Cor. 7:1; Eph. 5:5; Rev. 21:27; 22:4]

f ch. 4:2, 3; Rom. 12:2; Titus 3:3

g Acts 17:30

h 1 John 3:3; [2 Cor. 7:1; 1 Thess. 4:7; Heb. 12:14]

i James 3:13

jCited from Lev. 11:44

Leviticus 11:44

44 For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and ^abe holy, for I am holy. ^bYou shall not defile yourselves with any swarming thing that crawls on the ground.

Hebrews 12:14

14 ^cStrive for peace with everyone, and for the ^dholiness ^ewithout which no one will see the Lord.

1 Peter 1:14-16

14 As obedient children, ^fdo not be conformed to the passions ^gof your former ignorance, 15 but ^has he who called you is holy, you also be holy ⁱin all your conduct, 16 since it is written, ^j“You shall be holy, for I am holy.”