Leviticus 20:8

8 Obey my rules. Follow them. I am the Lord. I make you holy.

Leviticus 20:8 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 20:8

And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them
Not only those respecting the above things, but all others, which would be a means of preserving them from sin, and of promoting holiness in their lives and conversations:

I [am] the Lord which sanctify you:
who had separated and distinguished them from all other people on earth, and who had given them holy laws, as the means of holiness; and who only could and did sanctify internally, by his Spirit and grace, such or them as were sanctified in heart, as well as outwardly.

Leviticus 20:8 In-Context

6 " 'Suppose someone looks for advice from people who get messages from those who have died. Or he goes to people who talk to the spirits of the dead. And he follows their advice. Then he has not been faithful to me. So I will turn against him. I will cut him off from his people.

7 " 'Set yourselves apart for me. Be holy, because I am the LORD your God.

8 Obey my rules. Follow them. I am the Lord. I make you holy.

9 " 'If anyone calls down a curse on his father or mother, he will be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother. Anything that happens to him will be his own fault.

10 " 'Suppose a man commits adultery with his neighbor's wife. Then the man and the woman must be put to death.