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15 But be holy in all you do, just as God, the One who called you, is holy. 16 It is written in the Scriptures: “You must be holy, because I am holy.”[a]

17 You pray to God and call him Father, and he judges each person’s work equally. So while you are here on earth, you should live with respect for God.

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  1. 1:16 “You must be . . . holy.” Quotation from Leviticus 11:45; 19:2; 20:7.

15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;(A) 16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”[a](B)

17 Since you call on a Father(C) who judges each person’s work(D) impartially,(E) live out your time as foreigners(F) here in reverent fear.(G)

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