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1 Peter 1:16

16 For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.”*

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1 Peter 1:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

1 Peter 1:16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

1 Peter 1:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

1 Peter 1:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”

1 Peter 1:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 It is written in the Scriptures: “You must be holy, because I am holy.”

1 Peter 1:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.

1 Peter 1:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 because it is written, Be ye holy, for I am holy.

1 Peter 1:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 Scripture says, “Be holy, because I am holy.”

1 Peter 1:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 for it is written, Be holy, because I am holy.

1 Peter 1:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 for it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

1 Peter 1:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 for it is written, “You will be holy, because I am holy.”

1 Peter 1:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 It is written, “Be holy, because I am holy.”

1 Peter 1:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”


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