The God who chose you is holy. So you should be holy in all that you do.

那召你们的既是圣洁，你们在一切所行的事上也要圣洁。

但那召你们的既是圣洁，你们在一切所行的事上也要圣洁；

但那召你们的既是圣洁，你们在一切所行的事上也要圣洁；

那呼召你们的是圣洁的，你们在一切事上也要圣洁。

那召你们的既是圣洁的，你们在一切所行的事上也要圣洁。

相反，正如召唤你们的那一位是圣洁的，你们在一切行为上也当成为圣洁的，

那召你們的既是聖潔，你們在一切所行的事上也要聖潔。

但那召你們的既是聖潔，你們在一切所行的事上也要聖潔；

但那召你們的既是聖潔，你們在一切所行的事上也要聖潔；

那呼召你們的是聖潔的，你們在一切事上也要聖潔。

那召你們的既是聖潔的，你們在一切所行的事上也要聖潔。

卻要按召你們者的聖潔樣子、在一切起居為人上也成了聖潔；

相反，正如召喚你們的那一位是聖潔的，你們在一切行為上也當成為聖潔的，

召爾者聖矣、爾之諸行亦宜效其聖、

召爾者乃聖、爾所行亦當若是、

召爾者乃聖、爾當效之、舉動皆聖、

蓋召爾者聖、爾亦宜修身砥行、克肖其聖。

But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;

but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,

But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy.

But as the one who called you is holy, you also are to be holy in all your conduct;

but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior;

but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,

but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living;

But as the One who called you is holy, you also are to be holy in all your conduct;

But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct,

but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;

So be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Dear friends, we have these promises from God. So let us make ourselves pure from everything that makes our bodies and spirits impure. Let us be completely holy. We want to honor God.

Try your best to live in peace with everyone. Try hard to be holy. Without holiness no one will see the Lord.

Is anyone among you wise and understanding? That person should show it by living a good life. A wise person isn’t proud when they do good deeds.

God wants you to be made holy. He wants you to stay away from sexual sins.He wants all of you to learn to control your own bodies. You must live in a way that is holy. You must live with honor.Don’t desire to commit sexual sins like people who don’t know God.None of you should sin against your brother or sister by doing that. You should not take advantage of your brother or sister. The Lord will punish everyone who commits these kinds of sins. We have already told you and warned you about this.That’s because God chose us to live pure lives. He wants us to be holy.

You are the children that God dearly loves. So follow his example.Lead a life of love, just as Christ did. He loved us. He gave himself up for us. He was a sweet- smelling offering and sacrifice to God.

Christ is pure. All who hope to be like him make themselves pure.

People who don’t believe might say you are doing wrong. But lead good lives among them. Then they will see your good deeds. And they will give glory to God on the day he comes to judge.

Then you will be pure and without blame. You will be children of God without fault among sinful and evil people. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky.You will shine as you hold on tight to the word of life. Then I will be able to boast about you on the day Christ returns. I can be happy that I didn’t run or work for nothing.

But God chose you to be his people. You are royal priests. You are a holy nation. You are God’s special treasure. You are all these things so that you can give him praise. God brought you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

He promised to save us from our enemies. Then we could serve him without fear.He wants us to be holy and godly as long as we live.

No matter what happens, live in a way that brings honor to the good news about Christ. Then I will know that you remain strong together in the one Spirit. I will know this if I come and see you or only hear about you. I will know that you work together as one person. I will know that you work to spread the teachings about the good news.

So everything will be destroyed in this way. And what kind of people should you be? You should lead holy and godly lives.Live like this as you look forward to the day of God. Living like this will make the day come more quickly. On that day fire will destroy the heavens. Its heat will melt everything in them.But we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth. Godliness will live there. All this is in keeping with God’s promise.Dear friends, I know you are looking forward to this. So try your best to be found pure and without blame. Be at peace with God.

Don’t be controlled by love for money. Be happy with what you have. God has said,“ I will never leave you. I will never desert you.”( Deuteronomy 31:6)

Our people must learn to commit themselves to doing what is good. Then they can provide for people when they are in great need. If they do that, their lives won’t turn out to be useless.

God’s power has given us everything we need to lead a godly life. All of this has come to us because we know the God who chose us. He chose us because of his own glory and goodness.He has also given us his very great and valuable promises. He did it so you could share in his nature. You can share in it because you’ve escaped from the evil in the world. This evil is caused by sinful desires.So you should try very hard to add goodness to your faith. To goodness, add knowledge.To knowledge, add the ability to control yourselves. To the ability to control yourselves, add the strength to keep going. To the strength to keep going, add godliness.To godliness, add kindness for one another. And to kindness for one another, add love.All these things should describe you more and more. They will make you useful and fruitful as you know our Lord Jesus Christ better.But what if these things don’t describe someone at all? Then that person can’t see very well. In fact, they are blind. They have forgotten that their past sins have been washed away.My brothers and sisters, try very hard to show that God has appointed you to be saved. Try hard to show that he has chosen you. If you do everything I have just said, you will never trip and fall.

God’s grace has now appeared. By his grace, God offers to save all people.His grace teaches us to say no to godless ways and sinful desires. We must control ourselves. We must do what is right. We must lead godly lives in today’s world.That’s how we should live as we wait for the blessed hope God has given us. We are waiting for Jesus Christ to appear in his glory. He is our great God and Savior.He gave himself for us. By doing that, he set us free from all evil. He wanted to make us pure. He wanted us to be his very own people. He wanted us to desire to do what is good.

God has saved us. He has chosen us to live a holy life. It wasn’t because of anything we have done. It was because of his own purpose and grace. Through Christ Jesus, God gave us this grace even before time began.

But we are citizens of heaven. And we can hardly wait for a Savior from there. He is the Lord Jesus Christ.

You can trust this saying. These things are important. Treat them that way. Then those who trust in God will be careful to commit themselves to doing good. These things are excellent. They are for the good of everyone.

They were calling out to one another. They were saying,“ Holy, holy, holy is the Lord who rules over all. The whole earth is full of his glory.”

“ Here is what I command you to write to the church in Philadelphia. Here are the words of Jesus, who is holy and true. He holds the key of David. No one can shut what he opens. And no one can open what he shuts. He says,

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young. Set an example for the believers in what you say and in how you live. Also set an example in how you love and in what you believe. Show the believers how to be pure.

I push myself forward toward the goal to win the prize. God has appointed me to win it. The heavenly prize is Christ Jesus himself.

God always gives you all the grace you need. So you will only have to suffer for a little while. Then God himself will build you up again. He will make you strong and steady. And he has chosen you to share in his eternal glory because you belong to Christ.

They called out in a loud voice.“ How long, Lord and King, holy and true?” they asked.“ How long will you wait to judge those who live on the earth? How long will it be until you pay them back for killing us?”

We gave you hope and strength. We comforted you. We really wanted you to live in a way that is worthy of God. He chooses you to enter his glorious kingdom.

Each of the four living creatures had six wings. Each creature was covered all over with eyes. It had eyes even under its wings. Day and night, they never stop saying,“‘ Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God who rules over all.’( Isaiah 6:3) He was, and he is, and he will come.”

Live so that you don’t have to feel you’ve done anything wrong. Some people may say evil things about your good conduct as believers in Christ. If they do, they will be put to shame for speaking like this about you.

We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him. He appointed them to be saved in keeping with his purpose.God planned that those he had chosen would become like his Son. In that way, Christ will be the first and most honored among many brothers and sisters.And those God has planned for, he has also appointed to be saved. Those he has appointed, he has made right with himself. To those he has made right with himself, he has given his glory.

We are those people. He has chosen us. We do not come only from the Jewish race. Many of us are not Jews.