Leviticus 20:7

Easy To Read Version

“Be special. Make yourselves holy [350] . Why? Because {I am holy}! I am the Lord your God.

Cross References

Leviticus 11:44

Why? Because I am the Lord your God! I am holy, so you should keep yourselves holy! Don’t make yourselves unclean with those crawling things!

Leviticus 11:45

I brought you people from Egypt. I did this so you could be my special people and I could be your God. I am holy, so you must be holy too!”

Leviticus 19:2

“Tell all the people of Israel: I am the Lord your God! I am holy, so you must be holy!

Leviticus 21:15

In this way, people will show respect for his children. [381] I, the Lord, have separated the high priest for his special work.”

Leviticus 21:23

But he cannot go through the curtain {into the Most Holy Place} and he cannot go near the altar. [383] Why? Because he has something wrong with him. He must not make my holy places not holy. I, the Lord, make those places holy!”

Leviticus 21:8

A priest serves God in a special way. So you must treat him in a special way. Why? Because he carries holy things! He brings the holy bread to God, and I am holy! I am the Lord, and I make you holy!

Ephesians 1:4

In Christ, God chose us before the world was made. God chose us in love to be his holy people {\cf2\super [4]} —people with no wrong in us before him.

Colossians 3:12

God has chosen you and made you his holy people. {\cf2\super [18]} He loves you. So always do these things: Show mercy to people; be kind, humble, gentle, and patient.

1 Thessalonians 4:3

God wants you to be holy. {\cf2\super [12]} He wants you to stay away from sexual sins.

1 Thessalonians 4:7

God called us to be holy. He does not want us to live in sin.

Hebrews 12:14

Try to live in peace with all people. And try to live lives free from sin. If a person’s life is not holy, {\cf2\super [160]} then he will never see the Lord.

Joshua 24:19

Then Joshua said, “{That is not true.} You will not be able to continue serving the Lord. The Lord God is holy. And God hates his people worshiping other gods. God will not forgive you if you turn against him like that.

Joshua 3:5

Then Joshua told the people, “Make yourselves pure. Tomorrow the Lord will use you to do amazing things.”