Leviticus 19:2
Hebrew Text— Leviticus 19:2“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘You shall be holy; for I, Yahweh your God, am holy.
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Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
because it is written, “You shall be holy; for I am holy.”
but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;
Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
For you are a holy people to Yahweh your God. Yahweh your God has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples who are on the face of the earth.
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice, and keep my covenant, then you shall be my own possession from among all peoples; for all the earth is mine;
For I am Yahweh your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth.
Therefore “ ‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.
Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Yahweh’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh’s covenant is sure, making wise the simple.
The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.
We proclaim him, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;
let’s draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body washed with pure water,
Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
You shall be blameless with Yahweh your God.
As for God, his way is perfect. Yahweh’s word is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to him?
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh.
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love,
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty. Walk before me and be blameless.
you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me,
Pay attention to him, and listen to his voice. Don’t provoke him, for he will not pardon your disobedience, for my name is in him.
The fat of that which dies of itself, and the fat of that which is torn of animals, may be used for any other service, but you shall in no way eat of it.
“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘I am Yahweh your God.
“ ‘Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am Yahweh your God.
You shall be holy to me, for I, Yahweh, am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that you should be mine.
It was shown to you so that you might know that Yahweh is God. There is no one else besides him.
Yahweh has declared today that you are a people for his own possession, as he has promised you, and that you should keep all his commandments.
He will make you high above all nations that he has made, in praise, in name, and in honor; and that you may be a holy people to Yahweh your God, as he has spoken.
Joshua said to the people, “You can’t serve Yahweh, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your disobedience nor your sins.
Therefore you are great, Yahweh God. For there is no one like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
For who is God, besides Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God?
“We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.
Don’t fear, neither be afraid. Haven’t I declared it to you long ago, and shown it? You are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? Indeed, there is not. I don’t know any other Rock.”
But you will be called Yahweh’s priests. Men will call you the servants of our God. You will eat the wealth of the nations. You will boast in their glory.
They will call them “The Holy People, Yahweh’s Redeemed”. You will be called “Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken”.
Of them I will also select priests and Levites,” says Yahweh.
Then I said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, my soul has not been polluted; for from my youth up even until now I have not eaten of that which dies of itself, or is torn of animals. No abominable meat has come into my mouth!”
Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
“Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.
For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.
You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly still. He who is filthy, let him be filthy still. He who is righteous, let him do righteousness still. He who is holy, let him be holy still.”
and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”
“You shall be holy men to me, therefore you shall not eat any meat that is torn by animals in the field. You shall cast it to the dogs.
For you are a holy people to Yahweh your God, and Yahweh has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples who are on the face of the earth.
Yahweh will establish you for a holy people to himself, as he has sworn to you, if you shall keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, and walk in his ways.
For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy offspring have mixed themselves with the peoples of the lands. Yes, the hand of the princes and rulers has been chief in this trespass.”
Let still be my consolation, yes, let me exult in pain that doesn’t spare, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
For who is God, except Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God,
Exalt Yahweh, our God. Worship at his holy hill, for Yahweh, our God, is holy!
For the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, says: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.
and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
and made us kings and priests to our God, and we will reign on the earth.”
so that you may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God.
Your statutes stand firm. Holiness adorns your house, Yahweh, forever more.
Having therefore these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.
For they indeed, for a few days, punished us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.
Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
“You shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, ‘HOLY TO YAHWEH.’
They shall know that I am Yahweh their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, that I might dwell among them: I am Yahweh their God.
Therefore you shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I Yahweh, who sanctify you, am holy.
You shall therefore obey Yahweh your God’s voice, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command you today.”
There is no one as holy as Yahweh, for there is no one besides you, nor is there any rock like our God.
Exalt Yahweh our God. Worship at his footstool. He is Holy!
Do two walk together, unless they have agreed?