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.”
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
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.
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the Lord your God.
Counter-Arguments
The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.
Cross-References
“Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.”
“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.”
“For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”
“Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord your God.”
“Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord your God.”