Reference: Saint
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A holy person, a friend of God, either on earth or in heaven, De 33:2. It is sometimes used of the pious Israelites, as Ps 16:3; 34:9. Nothing is more frequent in Paul than the name of saints given to all Christians, Ro 1:7; 8:27; 12:13; 15:25,31; 16:2. In this acceptation it continued during the early ages of Christianity; nor was it applied to individuals declared to be saints by any other act of the church than admission to its membership, till various corruptions had depraved the primitive principles. The church of Rome assumes the power of making saints; that is, of announcing certain departed spirits as objects of worship, from whom the faithful may solicit favors-a notion worthy of the dark ages in which it originated.
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He said, The Lord came from Sinai, dawning on them from Seir; shining out from Mount Paran, coming from Meribath Kadesh: from his right hand went flames of fire: his wrath made waste the peoples.
As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the noble in whom is all my delight.
Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.
To all those who are in Rome, loved by God, marked out as saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
And he who is the searcher of hearts has knowledge of the mind of the Spirit, because he is making prayers for the saints in agreement with the mind of God.
Giving to the needs of the saints, ready to take people into your houses.
But now I go to Jerusalem, taking help for the saints.
So that I may be kept safe from those in Judaea who have not put themselves under the rule of God, and that the help which I am taking for Jerusalem may be pleasing to the saints;
That you will take her in kindly, after the way of the saints, as one who is the Lord's, and give her help in anything in which she may have need of you: because she has been a help to a great number and to myself.
Easton
one separated from the world and consecrated to God; one holy by profession and by covenant; a believer in Christ (Ps 16:3; Ro 1:7; 8:27; Php 1:1; Heb 6:10).
The "saints" spoken of in Jude 1:14 are probably not the disciples of Christ, but the "innumerable company of angels" (Heb 12:22; Ps 68:17), with reference to De 33:2.
This word is also used of the holy dead (Mt 27:52; Re 18:24). It was not used as a distinctive title of the apostles and evangelists and of a "spiritual nobility" till the fourth century. In that sense it is not a scriptural title.
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He said, The Lord came from Sinai, dawning on them from Seir; shining out from Mount Paran, coming from Meribath Kadesh: from his right hand went flames of fire: his wrath made waste the peoples.
As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the noble in whom is all my delight.
The war-carriage of God is among Israel's thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai to the holy place.
And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life;
To all those who are in Rome, loved by God, marked out as saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
And he who is the searcher of hearts has knowledge of the mind of the Spirit, because he is making prayers for the saints in agreement with the mind of God.
Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, with the Bishops and Deacons of the church:
For God is true, and will not put away from him the memory of your work and of your love for his name, in the help which you gave and still give to the saints.
But you have come to the mountain of Zion, to the place of the living God, to the Jerusalem which is in heaven, and to an army of angels which may not be numbered,
The prophet Enoch, who was the seventh after Adam, said of these men, The Lord came with tens of thousands of his saints,
Morish
Two words are employed in the Hebrew.
1. chasid, 'pious toward God,' also translated 'holy' and 'godly.' The word occurs frequently in the Psalms, where God speaks of His saints. Ps 31:23; 50/5/type/bbe'>50:5; 5/type/bbe'>116:15; 9/1/type/bbe'>149:1,5,9; etc.
2. qadosh, 'consecrated, set apart, holy.' De 33:3; Job 15:15; Ps 16:3; 34:9; 89:5,7; Da 7:18-27; 8:13; Ho 11:12; Zec 14:5. Aaron is called 'the saint of Jehovah.' Ps 106:16.
In the N.T. the word used is ?????, which means 'holy one.' A saint is one set apart for God; he is such by calling (not 'called to be a saint'). Ro 1:7; 1Co 1:2; cf. Heb 3:1. Saints are thus a distinct, recognised class of persons belonging to God
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All his holy ones are at his hand; they go at his feet; they are lifted up on his wings.
Truly, he puts no faith in his holy ones, and the heavens are not clean in his eyes;
As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the noble in whom is all my delight.
O have love for the Lord, all you his saints; for the Lord keeps safe from danger all those who are true to him, and gives the workers of pride their right reward.
Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.
In heaven let them give praise for your wonders, O Lord; and your unchanging faith among the saints.
God is greatly to be feared among the saints, and to be honoured over all those who are about him.
They were full of envy against Moses among the tents, and against Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.
Dear in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his saints.
Let the Lord be praised. Make a new song to the Lord, let his praise be in the meeting of his saints.
Let the saints have joy and glory: let them give cries of joy on their beds.
To give them the punishment which is in the holy writings: this honour is given to all his saints. Praise be to the Lord.
But the saints of the Most High will take the kingdom, and it will be theirs for ever, even for ever and ever. Then it was my desire to have certain knowledge about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, a cause of great fear, whose teeth were of iron and his nails of brass; who took his food, crushing some of it to bits and stamping on the rest with his feet; read more. And about the ten horns on his head and the other which came up, causing the fall of three; that horn which had eyes, and a mouth saying great things, which seemed to be greater than the other horns. And I saw how that horn made war on the saints and overcame them, Till he came, who was very old, and the decision was made and the authority was given to the saints of the Most High; and the time came when the saints took the kingdom. This is what he said: The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom which will come on earth, different from all the kingdoms, and it will overcome all the earth, crushing it down and smashing it. And as for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will come to power; and after them another will come up: he will be different from the first ones and will put down three kings. And he will say words against the Most High, attempting to put an end to the saints of the Most High; and he will have the idea of changing times and law; and the saints will be given into his hands for a time and times and half a time. But the judge will be seated, and they will put an end to his authority, to overcome it and send complete destruction on it. And the kingdom and the authority and the power of the kingdoms under all the heaven will be given to the people of the saints of the Most High: his kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and all powers will be his servants and do his pleasure.
Then there came to my ears the voice of a holy one talking; and another holy one said to that certain one who was talking, How long will the vision be while the regular burned offering is taken away, and the unclean thing causing fear is put up, and the holy place crushed under foot?
The deceit of Ephraim and the false words of Israel are about me on every side. ...
And the valley will be stopped ... and you will go in flight as you went in flight from the earth-shock in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah: and the Lord my God will come, and all his holy ones with him.
For you will not let my soul be in hell and you will not give up your Holy One to destruction.
But Ananias said, Lord, I have had accounts of this man from a number of people, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem:
Because he says in another Psalm, You will not let your Holy One see destruction.
To all those who are in Rome, loved by God, marked out as saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
That you will take her in kindly, after the way of the saints, as one who is the Lord's, and give her help in anything in which she may have need of you: because she has been a help to a great number and to myself.
For this cause I, having had news of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and which you make clear to all the saints,
May have strength to see with all the saints how wide and long and high and deep it is,
But evil acts of the flesh and all unclean things, or desire for others' property, let it not even be named among you, as is right for saints;
To the saints and true brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
After hearing of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have for all the saints,
The secret which has been kept from all times and generations, but has now been made clear to his saints,
It is my desire, then, that in every place men may give themselves to prayer, lifting up holy hands, without wrath or argument.
But opening his house freely to guests; a lover of what is good, serious-minded, upright, holy, self-controlled;
Hearing of the love and the faith which you have to the Lord Jesus and to all the saints;
For this reason, holy brothers, marked out to have a part in heaven, give thought to Jesus the representative and high priest of our faith;
It was right for us to have such a high priest, one who is holy and without evil, doing no wrong, having no part with sinners, and made higher than the heavens:
The prophet Enoch, who was the seventh after Adam, said of these men, The Lord came with tens of thousands of his saints,
If any man sends others into prison, into prison he will go: if any man puts to death with the sword, with the sword will he be put to death. Here is the quiet strength and the faith of the saints.
Here is the quiet strength of the saints, who keep the orders of God, and the faith of Jesus.
What man is there who will not have fear before you, O Lord, and give glory to your name? because you only are holy; for all the nations will come and give worship before you; for your righteousness has been made clear.
And in her was seen the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been put to death on the earth.
And they went up over the face of the earth, and made a circle about the tents of the saints, and the well loved town: and fire came down out of heaven for their destruction.