1 Peter 1:16-18

Contemporary English Version

^16 (A) That's why the Scriptures say, “I am the holy God, and you must be holy too.”

¹⁷ You say that God is your Father, but God doesn't have favorites! He judges all people by what they do. So you must honor God while you live as strangers here on earth. ¹⁸ You were rescued^[a] from the useless way of life you learned from your ancestors. But you know you were not rescued by such things as silver or gold that don't last forever.