16 for it is written, “You will be holy, because I am[a] holy.”[b][c] 17 And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves with fear during the time of your temporary residence, 18 because you[d] know that you were redeemed from your futile way of life inherited from your ancestors not with perishable things like silver or gold,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 1:16 Here the verb is understood in Greek and is supplied in the translation
  2. 1 Peter 1:16 A quotation from Lev 19:2
  3. 1 Peter 1:16 Some manuscripts explicitly state “I am holy”
  4. 1 Peter 1:18 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“know”) which is understood as causal

16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”[a](A)

17 Since you call on a Father(B) who judges each person’s work(C) impartially,(D) live out your time as foreigners(E) here in reverent fear.(F) 18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed(G) from the empty way of life(H) handed down to you from your ancestors,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 1:16 Lev. 11:44,45; 19:2