Leviticus 20:26

26 You are to be holy to me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own.

Leviticus 20:26 in Other Translations

KJV
26 And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.
ESV
26 You shall be holy to me, for I the LORD am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine.
NLT
26 You must be holy because I, the LORD, am holy. I have set you apart from all other people to be my very own.
MSG
26 Live holy lives before me because I, God, am holy. I have distinguished you from the nations to be my very own.
CSB
26 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.

Leviticus 20:26 In-Context

24 But I said to you, “You will possess their land; I will give it to you as an inheritance, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the nations.
25 “ ‘You must therefore make a distinction between clean and unclean animals and between unclean and clean birds. Do not defile yourselves by any animal or bird or anything that moves along the ground—those that I have set apart as unclean for you.
26 You are to be holy to me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own.
27 “ ‘A man or woman who is a medium or spiritist among you must be put to death. You are to stone them; their blood will be on their own heads.’ ”

Cross References 3

  • 1. Deuteronomy 14:2
  • 2. ver 8; Leviticus 19:2; Joshua 24:19; 2 Kings 19:22; Psalms 99:3
  • 3. S Exodus 33:16
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