15 but as the one who called you is holy, you yourselves be holy in all your conduct, 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,

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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”