but likethe HolyOnewho calledyou, be holyyourselvesalsoin all[your] behavior;
A highwaywill be there,a roadway,And it will be calledthe Highwayof Holiness.The uncleanwill not travelon it, But it [will] be for him who walks[that] way,And foolswill not wander[on it].
And onecalledout to anotherand said,"Holy,Holy,Holy,is the LORDof hosts,The wholeearthis fullof His glory."
"Thereforeyou are to be perfect,as your heavenlyFatheris perfect.
[even] us, whomHe alsocalled,not from amongJewsonly,but alsofrom amongGentiles.
Therefore,havingthesepromises,beloved,let us cleanseourselvesfrom alldefilementof fleshand spirit,perfectingholinessin the fearof God.
Onlyconductyourselves in a manner worthyof the gospelof Christ,sothat whetherI comeand seeyou orremain absent,I will hearof you that you are standing firmin onespirit,with onemindstriving togetherfor the faithof the gospel;
I presson towardthe goalfor the prizeof the upwardcallof Godin ChristJesus.
For our citizenshipis in heaven,from whichalsowe eagerly waitfor a Savior,the LordJesusChrist;
sothat you would walkin a manner worthyof the Godwho callsyou into His ownkingdomand glory.
Let no onelook downon your youthfulness,but [rather] in speech,conduct,love,faith[and] purity,showyourself an exampleof thosewho believe.
who has savedus and calledus with a holycalling,not accordingto our works,but accordingto His ownpurposeand gracewhich was grantedus in ChristJesusfrom alleternity,
Our peoplemust alsolearnto engagein gooddeedsto meet pressingneeds,sothat they will not be unfruitful.
Thisis a trustworthystatement;and concerningthese thingsI wantyou to speak confidently,sothat thosewho have believedGodwill be carefulto engagein gooddeeds.These thingsare goodand profitablefor men.
Pursuepeacewith all men,and the sanctificationwithoutwhichno onewill seethe Lord.
[Make sure that] your characteris free from the love of money,being contentwith what you have;for He Himselfhas said,"I WILL NEVERDESERTYOU, NORWILL I EVERFORSAKEYOU,"
Whoamongyou is wiseand understanding?Let him showby his goodbehaviorhis deedsin the gentlenessof wisdom.
Keepyour behaviorexcellentamongthe Gentiles,sothat in the thing in whichthey slanderyou as evildoers,they may becauseof your gooddeeds,as they observe[them], glorifyGodin the dayof visitation.
But you are A CHOSENRACE,A royalPRIESTHOOD,A HOLYNATION,A PEOPLEFOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION,sothat you may proclaimthe excellenciesof Him who has calledyou out of darknessinto His marvelouslight;
and keepa goodconsciencesothat in the thing in whichyou are slandered,thosewho revileyour goodbehaviorin Christwill be put to shame.
After you have sufferedfor a little while,the Godof allgrace,who calledyou to His eternalgloryin Christ,will Himselfperfect,confirm,strengthen[and] establishyou.
And everyonewho hasthishope[fixed] on Him purifieshimself,justas He is pure.
"And to the angelof the churchin Philadelphiawrite:He who is holy,who is true,who hasthe keyof David,who opensand noonewill shut,and who shutsand no oneopens,saysthis:
And the fourliving creatures,eachoneof them havingsixwings,are fullof eyesaroundand within;and dayand nightthey do not ceaseto say,"HOLY,HOLY,HOLY[is] THE LORDGOD,THE ALMIGHTY,WHOWAS AND WHO IS AND WHO IS TO COME."
and they criedout with a loudvoice,saying,"How long,O Lord,holyand true,will You refrainfrom judgingand avengingour bloodon thosewho dwellon the earth?"
