Leviticus 19:2
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.
Cross-reference
Leviticus 11:44 repeats the same call: 'Be holy, for I am holy'—reinforcing the holiness command in a dietary context.
Leviticus 11:45 echoes the same command, adding the exodus motivation—'I brought you up out of Egypt'—reinforcing holiness.
Leviticus 20:7 repeats 'Consecrate yourselves and be holy, for I am the LORD'—a direct parallel reinforcing the holiness call.
In Leviticus 20:26, the same holiness command appears with added separation: 'I have separated you from the peoples.'
In Leviticus 21:8, the holiness command applies specifically to priests—'he shall be holy to you'—extending the call.
Exodus 19:6 declares Israel a 'holy nation'—the foundational promise that the holiness command here fulfills.
1 Peter 1:16 explicitly quotes Leviticus 19:2: 'You shall be holy, for I am holy.'
1 Peter 1:15 commands holiness in conduct because God is holy, closely paralleling the Leviticus call.
2 Corinthians 7:1 calls believers to perfect holiness, directly echoing the Levitical command to be holy as God is holy.
In Matthew 5:48, Jesus commands perfection like the Father, paralleling the call to be holy as God is holy.
Numbers 15:40 directly echoes the command 'be holy to your God' as the goal of remembering all commandments.
Deuteronomy 14:2 declares Israel a holy people chosen by God, reinforcing the identity behind the command in Leviticus.
Psalm 99:5 exclaims 'Holy is he!'—a direct declaration of God's holiness that underlies the command.
1 Thessalonians 4:7 calls believers to holiness, echoing the same imperative in the NT context.
Hebrews 12:10 explains that discipline aims for us to share God's holiness, fulfilling the OT call.
Joshua 24:19 warns that God's holiness makes him jealous and unforgiving, adding a sobering dimension to the call.
Exodus 22:31 calls Israel consecrated to God with a dietary rule, a specific application of the holiness command.
Isaiah 6:3 proclaims God's holiness thrice—'Holy, holy, holy'—echoing the basis for the command that God is holy.
Exodus 29:46 ties God's holiness to his dwelling among Israel after the Exodus, showing the purpose behind the call to be holy.
In 2 Corinthians 6:14-16, Paul applies the call to holiness to separation from unbelievers, echoing the command to be holy.
Exodus 28:36 engraves 'Holy to the LORD' on the high priest's turban, symbolizing the holiness required of God's representatives.
Exodus 15:11 praises God's majestic holiness, underscoring the attribute that grounds the command to be holy.