Daily Discipleship - Day 349: Be Holy, for I Am Holy

May 3, 2026

Daily Discipleship • Day 349 • Wednesday, April 14, 2027

Be Holy, for I Am Holy

1 Peter 1:15–16

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Scripture

1 Peter 1:15–16 (Greek NT / ESV) ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸν καλέσαντα ὑμᾶς ἅγιον καὶ αὐτοὶ ἅγιοι ἐν πάσῃ ἀναστροφῇ γενήθητε· διότι γέγραπται ὅτι Ἅγιοι ἔσεσθε, ὅτι ἐγὼ ἅγιος But as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, 'You shall be holy, for I am holy.'

Author & Audience

Carmen Joy Imes — Old Testament scholar and author of Bearing God's Name, whose expertise in Leviticus and the holiness code reveals why this quote from Leviticus 11 is the most important command in the entire Law.

Word Study

ἀναστροφῇ

anastrophē · Greek NT

“conduct / way of life / manner of living”

anastrophē (from ana + strephŏ, to turn around) refers to the whole pattern of daily behavior—how one moves through life. Peter commands holiness 'in all your conduct'—not just in religious moments but in every facet of observable life. The call to be holy is comprehensive and practical.

Reflection

From the writers we read together

Carmen Joy Imes

OT scholar; author of Bearing God's Name

“Holiness is not separation from the world but consecration within it.” — Bearing God's Name, chapter 5

Peter quotes from Leviticus 11:44—the heart of the Torah's holiness code. The logic is identity-based, not command-based: 'You shall be holy because I am holy.' Holiness is not an arbitrary rule but a call to reflect the character of the God who called you. The imitation is grounded in relationship.

Imes shows that in Leviticus, holiness was about being set apart for God's purposes—distinctive in the world, not withdrawn from it. The call to holy conduct in 'all your way of life' is a call to let God's character show in every sphere. Today, what sphere of your life most needs the holiness that reflects who called you?

Continue your study: LXX-ESV Bible Study — Study Leviticus's holiness code and its fulfillment in Christ at our LXX-ESV Bible Study page.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, King of the Universe, Holy God, You called me to holiness because You are holy. Let my conduct today—in all its ordinariness—reflect the character of the One who called me. Amen.

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