Leviticus 20:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Leviticus 20:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Leviticus 20:7 is a verse from the book of Leviticus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Leviticus 20:7 — KJV
“Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.”
— Leviticus 20:7 (KJV)
Leviticus 20:7 in Context — About the Book of Leviticus
Leviticus is God's holiness handbook for a people learning to live near His presence. Through sacrifices, feasts, and purity laws, it teaches that sin is costly, atonement is necessary, and God desires a set-apart people. It points forward to the perfect sacrifice of Christ.
Cross-References for Leviticus 20:7
“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.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 20:7: sanctify, yourselves, therefore
“And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 20:7: sanctify, yourselves, holy
“Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 20:7: sanctify, therefore, holy
“And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 20:7: sanctify, yourselves, therefore
“For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee. unclean...: Heb. nakedness of any thing”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 20:7: therefore, holy, lord
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