1 Petrus 1:16

16 denn es steht geschrieben: "Seid heilig, denn ich bin heilig".

1 Petrus 1:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Peter 1:16

Because it is written
In ( Leviticus 11:44 ) ( 19:2 ) ( 20:7 )

be ye holy, for I am holy:
an argument the apostle knew must have weight with these persons, who were chiefly Jews, scattered abroad among the Gentiles, and had a value for the Scriptures of truth; and therefore, as the argument for holiness of life, from the nature and perfections of God, is strong, it must receive additional strength from this being the declared will of God, even their sanctification on this account; and though holiness, equal to God, is never to be attained to by a creature, yet so far as it is capable of it, it is desirable, because agreeable both to the nature and will of God, by all such who are truly his children, who love his name, adore his perfections, give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness, fear his goodness, and obey his will.

1 Petrus 1:16 In-Context

14 als Kinder des Gehorsams bildet euch nicht nach den vorigen Lüsten in eurer Unwissenheit,
15 sondern wie der, welcher euch berufen hat, heilig ist, seid auch ihr heilig in allem Wandel;
16 denn es steht geschrieben: "Seid heilig, denn ich bin heilig".
17 Und wenn ihr den als Vater anrufet, der ohne Ansehen der Person richtet nach eines jeden Werk, so wandelt die Zeit eurer Fremdlingschaft in Furcht,
18 indem ihr wisset, daß ihr nicht mit verweslichen Dingen, mit Silber oder Gold, erlöst worden seid von eurem eitlen, von den Vätern überlieferten Wandel,

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