² “Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, ^(A)You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.

^7 (A)Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, for I am the Lord your God.

^26 (A)You shall be holy to me, ^(B)for I the Lord am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine.

⁸ You shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for ^(A)I, the Lord, who sanctify you, ^(B)am holy.

⁶ and you shall be to me a ^(A)kingdom of priests and ^(B)a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”

¹⁶ since it is written, ^(A)“You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

⁷ For ^(A)God has not called us for ^(B)impurity, but in holiness.