Cross-referencesExplore similar Bible verses on 1 Peter 1:16 in New International Version "for it is written: ‘Be holy, because I am holy.’" Le 11:44 I am the Lord your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Do not make yourselves unclean by any creature that moves along the ground.Le 11:45 I am the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.Le 19:2 ‘Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: “Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.