11 translations · Greek
1 Peter 1:15
but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;
1 Peter 1:15 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;
- KJV King James Version
- But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
- ASV American Standard Version
- but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- but according as He who called you [is] holy, you also, become holy in all behavior,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Now you need to be holy in everything you do, just as the one who called you is holy.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- but according as He who did call you [is] holy, ye also, become holy in all behaviour,
- DBY Darby Translation
- but as he who has called you is holy, be ye also holy in all [your] conversation;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- But as he who hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of deportment.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But according to him that hath called you, who is holy, be you also in all manner of conversation holy:
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἀλλὰ | alla | But | G235 ἀλλά but |
| κατὰ | kata | just as | G2596 κατά according to |
| τὸν | ton | He who | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| καλέσαντα | kalesanta | called | G2564 καλέω to call: call |
| ὑμᾶς | hymas | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ἅγιον | hagion | [is] holy | G40 ἅγιος holy |
| καὶ | kai | so | G2532 καί and |
| αὐτοὶ | autoi | — | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἅγιοι | hagioi | holy | G40 ἅγιος holy |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| πάσῃ | pasē | all | G3956 πᾶς all |
| ἀναστροφῇ | anastrophē | you do | G391 ἀναστροφή behaviour |
| γενήθητε | genēthēte | be | G1096 γίνομαι to be |
Related verses
- Matthew 5:48
Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
- 2 Corinthians 7:1
Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
- Hebrews 12:14
Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
- James 3:13
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
- Ephesians 5:1–2
Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children. Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.
- Philippians 2:15–16
that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world, holding up the word of life; that I may have something to boast in the day of Christ, that I didn’t run in vain nor labor in vain.
- 1 John 3:3
Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:3–7
For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality, that each one of you know how to control his own body in sanctification and honor, not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don’t know God; …
- 1 Peter 2:12
having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.
- 1 Peter 2:9
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:
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
13 Therefore prepare your minds for action, be sober, and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ—
14 as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,
15 but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;
16 because it is written, “You shall be holy; for I am holy.”
17 If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man’s work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear:
Read all of 1 Peter 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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