1 Peter 1:16
New Testament • 4 words with Strong's data
"Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy."
Word-by-Word Analysis
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
כָּתַב
kâthab
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
קֹדֶשׁ
qôdesh
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
קֹדֶשׁ
qôdesh
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
Key Terms in This Verse
כָּתַב kâthab
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
Study H3789 →פָּנִים pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Study H6440 →Cross References
For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the ear...
Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.
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