1 Peter 1:15

But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
But	ἀλλὰ alla	G235	properly · conjunction
as	κατὰ kata	G2596	(prepositionally) down (in place or time) · preposition
called	καλέσαντα kalesanta	G2564	to "call" (properly · verb — aorist active participle, accusative singular masculine
you	ὑμᾶς hymâs	G5209	you (as the objective of a verb or preposition)
holy	ἅγιον hagion	G40	sacred (physically · adjective — accusative singular masculine
so	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
be	γενήθητε, genēthēte	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — aorist passive deponent imperative, 2nd person plural
ye	αὐτοὶ autoi	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — nominative plural masculine
holy	ἅγιοι hagioi	G40	sacred (physically · adjective — nominative plural masculine
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
all	πάσῃ pasē	G3956	all · adjective — dative singular feminine
conversation	ἀναστροφῇ anastrophēa	G391	behavior · noun — dative singular feminine

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Cross-references

Matthew 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness i…
Hebrews 12:14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
James 3:13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
Ephesians 5:1-2 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
Philippians 2:15-16 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine a…
1 John 3:3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-7 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 1:13-23

Here the apostle begins his exhortations to those whose glorious state he had before described, thereby instructing us that Christianity is a doctrine according to godliness, designed to make us not only wiser, but better. I. He exhorts them to sobriety and holiness. 1. Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, etc., Pe1 1:13. As if he had said, "Wherefore, since you are so honoured and distinguished, as above, Gird up the loins of your mind. You have a journey to go, a race to run, a warfare to accomplish, and a great work to do; as the traveller, the racer, the warrior, and the labourer, gather in, and gird up, their long and loose garments, that they may be more ready, prompt, and expedit…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Peter 1:15

Literally, "But (rather) after the pattern of Him who hath called you (whose characteristic is that He is) holy, be (Greek, 'become') ye yourselves also holy." God is our grand model. God's calling is a frequently urged motive in Peter's Epistles. Every one that begets, begets an offspring resembling himself [EPIPHANIUS]. "Let the acts of the offspring indicate similarity to the Father" [AUGUSTINE]. conversation--deportment, course of life: one's way of going about, as distinguished from one's internal nature, to which it must outwardly correspond. Christians are already holy unto God by consecration; they must be so also in their outward walk and behavior in all respects. The outward must…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Peter 1:15

But as he which hath called you - Heathenism scarcely produced a god whose example was not the most abominable; their greatest gods, especially, were paragons of impurity; none of their philosophers could propose the objects of their adoration as objects of imitation. Here Christianity has an infinite advantage over heathenism. God is holy, and he calls upon all who believe in him to imitate his holiness; and the reason why they should be holy is, that God who has called them is holy, Pe1 1:15.

The Church Fathers

Those who seek to imitate the Holy God must be holy themselves.
— Andreas of Caesarea, CATENA

For elsewhere, again, (we read): "Be ye holy, just as He withal was holy " -in the flesh, namely.
— Tertullian, On Monogamy

But as he who has called you is holy, etc. This is similar to that in the Gospel: Be ye therefore perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect (Matt. 5).
— Bede, Commentary on the Catholic Epistles

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Dictionary and topics

Holiness — In the highest sense belongs to God (Isa. 6:3; Rev. 15:4), and to Christians as consecrated to God’s service, and in so far as they are conformed in all things to the will of God (Rom. 6:19, 22; Eph.…
Conduct, Christian · Following God — Following God
Example Of Christ, The · Conformity to, required in: Holiness — Conformity to, required in: Holiness
Holiness · 2:17;5:22-25;6:15; — 2:17;5:22-25;6:15;
Holiness Of God, The · Saints are commanded to imitate — Saints are commanded to imitate

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Peter 1:15

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 1:13-23

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Peter 1:15

Adam Clarke on 1 Peter 1:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Peter 1:15

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 1:13-23

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Peter 1:15

Adam Clarke on 1 Peter 1:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Peter 1:15

John Calvin on 1 Peter 1:13-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Peter 1:15-16