OET interlinear 1PET 1:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

γέγραπται

˱it˲_/has_been/_written

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you must state who did the action, Moses was the author of the quotation that follows. Alternate translation: “Moses had written”

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

γέγραπται

˱it˲_/has_been/_written

Here Peter uses it is written to introduce a quotation from an Old Testament book (Leviticus 11:44). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase that indicates that Peter is quoting from an important text. Alternate translation: “it had been written in the scriptures”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / declarative

ἅγιοι ἔσεσθε

holy ˱you_all˲_will_be

Peter quotes God using a future statement to give a command. If this is confusing in your language, you can use a more natural form for a command. Alternate translation: “You must be holy”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

ὅτι ἐγὼ ἅγιος

because I_‹am› holy

In this quotation from the Old Testament, I refers to God. If this is confusing in your language, you can express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: “because I, God, am holy”