Bible Verses About Holiness
Scriptures on being set apart for God's purposes.
Being set apart for God's purposes is not about grim austerity, but rather a radiant otherness that reflects His glory. It is the sign of a life that has been so transformed by an encounter with the Living God that it naturally shines with a different light. As you pursue righteousness, remember that He who called you is faithful to complete your sanctification. Allow His Spirit to refine your heart as you seek to live a life of true obedience.
Key Passages
"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."
"Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy."
"¶ Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God."
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"Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy."
"Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:"
"For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness."
"Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."
"And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine."
"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service."
"But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;"
"And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory."
"Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness."
"Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;"
"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:"
"There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God."
"But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life."
"Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect."
"And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness:"
"For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not."
"Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost."
"And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy."
"Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD."
"So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved."
"For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name."
"Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple."
"But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost."
"Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began."
"And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us."
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