Time after Pentecost · Proper 25 · Year A
Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18
Various Laws
October 25, 2026
Overview & Insights
“Love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.” (Leviticus 19:18)
Leviticus 19:2 emphasizes the theme that gives the laws of holiness (Lev. 17–27) their name: “Be holy, because I, the Lord your God, am holy” (v. 2). Leviticus 19 marks a conceptual center of Leviticus. It is surrounded by chapters with similar themes (Lev. 18; 20) to highlight the centrality of this passage.1 It is hard to see an organizing principle in the disparate laws of this chapter, save that each encourages Israel to live a holy lifestyle ethically and religiously. This chapter covers a gamut of concerns, overlapping with the Ten Commandments, ritual laws, and concerns for the poor and helpless. Holiness applies in all these areas.
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Commentary
Commentary on Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18 Working Preacher
The Lutheran home commentary on holiness expressed as love of neighbor.
Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A Reformed preaching commentary on holiness that bends toward the neighbor in justice.
Leviticus 19 - Laws of Holiness Enduring Word · David Guzik
A verse-by-verse evangelical study of be holy and love your neighbor as yourself.
Leviticus Commentaries and Sermons Precept Austin
A gateway to inductive word studies and cross references across Leviticus.
Leviticus 19:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentaries gathered verse by verse on the holiness code.
Leviticus 19:1 Verse-by-Verse Commentary StudyLight
A large library of expositors stacked verse by verse for a further voice on the passage.
Background & Word Study
Leviticus 19 (Hebrew and English) Sefaria
The Hebrew of the passage alongside English with linked Jewish commentary.
Leviticus 19:1 Interlinear BibleHub
The Hebrew of the passage word by word with parsing and lexical helps.
Leviticus Overview BibleProject
An animated overview of Leviticus and its vision of holiness before a holy God.
The Church Fathers
Questions preachers ask
What is the Holiness Code?
Leviticus 19 spells out what “Be holy, for I am holy” looks like in daily life: honest justice, no favoritism, no grudges, and love of neighbor, the very verse Jesus names as the second great commandment.
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