and you will be my kingdom of priests and my holy nation.” These are the words that you are to say to the Israelites.’
Leviticus 19:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Say to all the assembly of the Israelites, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. [I Pet. 1:15.] American Standard Version (1901) Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy; for I Jehovah your God am holy. Common English Bible Say to the whole community of the Israelites: You must be holy, because I, the LORD your God, am holy. Catholic Public Domain Version Speak to the entire assembly of the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: Be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel. And thou shalt say to them: Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy. |
and you will be my kingdom of priests and my holy nation.” These are the words that you are to say to the Israelites.’
‘Be my holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; throw it to the dogs.
You are to be holy to me because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be mine.
so that he does not corrupt his bloodline among his people, for I am the Lord who sets him apart.’
But because he has a defect, he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar. He is not to desecrate my holy places, for I am the Lord who sets them apart.’
You are to consider him holy since he presents the food of your God. He will be holy to you because I, the Lord who sets you apart, am holy.
So then, dear friends, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him. ,
Obey the Lord your God and follow his commands and statutes I am giving you today.’
But Joshua told the people, ‘You will not be able to worship the Lord, because he is a holy God. He is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions and sins.
There is no one holy like the Lord. There is no one besides you! And there is no rock like our God.