1 Peter 1:16 (DBY)

Passage

because it is written, Be ye holy, for *I* am holy.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 1:14 as children of obedience, not conformed to [your] former lusts in your ignorance;

1 Peter 1:15 but as he who has called you is holy, be ye also holy in all [your] conversation;

1 Peter 1:16 because it is written, Be ye holy, for *I* am holy.

1 Peter 1:17 And if ye invoke as Father him who, without regard of persons, judges according to the work of each, pass your time of sojourn in fear,

1 Peter 1:18 knowing that ye have been redeemed, not by corruptible [things, as] silver or gold, from your vain conversation handed down from [your] fathers,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "written" and "holy". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "written" and "holy", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "but as he who has called you..." into verse 17's "And if ye invoke as Father him...", so "written" and "holy" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "written" and "holy" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.