Lev 11:44-45, 19:2, Rom 12:1, Eph 1:4, Col 1:2, 1Th 4:7, 1Pe 1:15-16 | 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 .

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. 45 ^cFor I am the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God. ^dYou shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.”

Leviticus 19:2

2 “Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, ^eYou shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.

Romans 12:1

A Living Sacrifice

1 ^fI appeal to you therefore, brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} by the mercies of God, ^hto present your bodies ⁱas a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. ^{▼▼Or your rational service}

Ephesians 1:4

4 ^keven as he ^lchose us in him ^mbefore the foundation of the world, that we should be ⁿholy and blameless before him. In love

Colossians 1:2

2 To the ^osaints and faithful brothers ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church} in Christ at Colossae:

^qGrace to you and peace from God our Father.

1 Thessalonians 4:7

7 For ^rGod has not called us for ^simpurity, but in holiness.

1 Peter 1:15-16

15 but ^tas he who called you is holy, you also be holy ^uin all your conduct, 16 since it is written, ^v“You shall be holy, for I am holy.”