Pentecost Season · 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 this Year A reading by a named seminary scholar.
Leviticus 19 - Holiness in Daily Life Enduring Word · David Guzik
A verse-by-verse evangelical study of the call to holiness and love of neighbor.
Leviticus 19:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentaries gathered verse by verse on the Holiness Code and its ethics.
Leviticus 19:1 Verse-by-Verse Commentary StudyLight
A large library of expositors stacked verse by verse for a further voice on the passage.
Leviticus Commentaries and Sermons Precept Austin
A gateway to inductive word studies and cross references across Leviticus.
Background & Word Study
Leviticus 19 (Hebrew and English) Sefaria
The Hebrew of the law code alongside English with linked Jewish commentary for the OT reading.
Leviticus 19:1 Interlinear BibleHub
The Hebrew of the passage word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers.
Book of Leviticus Overview BibleProject
An animated overview of Leviticus that frames holiness and the love of neighbor.
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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