1 Peter 1:16 (GNV)

Passage

Because it is written, Be yee holie, for I am holie.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 1:14 As obedient children, not fashioning your selues vnto the former lustes of your ignorance:

1 Peter 1:15 But as hee which hath called you, is holie, so be yee holie in all maner of conuersation;

1 Peter 1:16 Because it is written, Be yee holie, for I am holie.

1 Peter 1:17 And if ye call him Father, which without respect of person iudgeth according to euery mans woorke, passe the time of your dwelling here in feare,

1 Peter 1:18 Knowing that yee were not redeemed with corruptible things, as siluer and golde, from your vaine conuersation, receiued by the traditions of the fathers,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "But as hee which hath called you..." into verse 17's "And if ye call him Father which...", so "written" and "holie" 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 "holie" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.