^44 (A) I am the Lord your God, and you must dedicate yourselves to me and be holy, just as I am holy. Don't become disgusting by eating any of these unclean creatures.

⁴⁵ I brought you out of Egypt so that I could be your God. Now you must become holy, because I am holy!

^16 (A) That's why the Scriptures say, “I am the holy God, and you must be holy too.”