42 Bible Verses about Holiness
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Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:
And a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness: the unclean shall not pass through it; but it shall be for these. Those that go this way even fools, shall not err therein.
and your having put on the new man, which according to God is created in truthful righteousness and holiness.
Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us purify ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in God's fear.
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who has been made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and holiness, and redemption;
Give unto Jehovah the glory of his name! Bring an oblation, and come before him: Worship Jehovah in holy splendour.
Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thy house, O Jehovah, for ever.
Who is like unto thee, Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like unto thee, glorifying thyself in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honour,
And I will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
There is none holy as Jehovah, for there is none beside thee, neither is there any rock like our God.
For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication;
marked out Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by resurrection of the dead) Jesus Christ our Lord;
But now, having got your freedom from sin, and having become bondmen to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end eternal life.
All these things then being to be dissolved, what ought ye to be in holy conversation and godliness,
in order to the confirming of your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
Now know I that Jehovah saveth his anointed; he answereth him from the heavens of his holiness, with the saving strength of his right hand.
I speak humanly on account of the weakness of your flesh. For even as ye have yielded your members in bondage to uncleanness and to lawlessness unto lawlessness, so now yield your members in bondage to righteousness unto holiness.
In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO JEHOVAH; and the pots in Jehovah's house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
Israel was holiness unto Jehovah, the first-fruits of his increase: all that devour him are guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith Jehovah.
God reigneth over the nations; God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
And I will hallow my great name, which was profaned among the nations, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the nations shall know that I am Jehovah, saith the Lord Jehovah, when I shall be hallowed in you before their eyes.
And one called to the other and said, Holy, holy, holy is Jehovah of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!
And he consulted with the people, and appointed singers to Jehovah, and those that should praise in holy splendour, as they went forth before the armed men, and say, Give thanks to Jehovah; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever!
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Christ, our example » Conformity to, required in » Holiness
but as he who has called you is holy, be ye also holy in all your conversation; because it is written, Be ye holy, for I am holy.
Glorifying God » For his » Holiness
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all nations shall come and do homage before thee; for thy righteousnesses have been made manifest.
Exalt Jehovah our God, and worship at the hill of his holiness; for holy is Jehovah our God.
Holiness » Of God
And one called to the other and said, Holy, holy, holy is Jehovah of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all nations shall come and do homage before thee; for thy righteousnesses have been made manifest.
Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on mischief: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and keepest silence when the wicked swalloweth up a man more righteous than he?
Exalt Jehovah our God, and worship at the hill of his holiness; for holy is Jehovah our God.
Who is like unto thee, Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like unto thee, glorifying thyself in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Holiness » General references to
In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO JEHOVAH; and the pots in Jehovah's house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
But ye are a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;
And a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness: the unclean shall not pass through it; but it shall be for these. Those that go this way even fools, shall not err therein.
in order to the confirming of your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
And they made the thin plate, the holy diadem, of pure gold, and wrote on it with the writing of the engravings of a seal, Holiness to Jehovah!
Holiness » Commanded
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your intelligent service.
for ye were once darkness, but now light in the Lord; walk as children of light,
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;
For I am Jehovah who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
Holiness » Being holy
And ye shall be holy men unto me; and ye shall not eat flesh torn in the field: ye shall cast it to the dog.
but as he who has called you is holy, be ye also holy in all your conversation; because it is written, Be ye holy, for I am holy.
For I am Jehovah your God; and ye shall hallow yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy; and ye shall not make yourselves unclean through any manner of crawling thing which creepeth on the earth. For I am Jehovah who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
Speak unto all the assembly of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Holy shall ye be, for I Jehovah your God am holy.
Holiness » Should lead to separation from the wicked
And he spoke to the assembly, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye perish in all their sins.
Wherefore come out from the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and touch not what is unclean, and I will receive you; and I will be to you for a Father, and ye shall be to me for sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Separate yourselves from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them in a moment.
Holiness » What is holy
Keep the sabbath, therefore; for it is holy unto you; every one that profaneth it shall certainly be put to death: yea, whoever doeth work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among his peoples. Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, holy to Jehovah: whoever doeth work on the sabbath day shall certainly be put to death.
And as to every tithe of the land, of the seed of the land, and of the fruit of the tree, it is Jehovah's: it is holy to Jehovah.
Holiness » Promised to the church
In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO JEHOVAH; and the pots in Jehovah's house shall be like the bowls before the altar. And every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto Jehovah of hosts; and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein. And in that day there shall be no more a Canaanite in the house of Jehovah of hosts.
And a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness: the unclean shall not pass through it; but it shall be for these. Those that go this way even fools, shall not err therein.
But upon mount Zion shall there be deliverance, and it shall be holy; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
Holiness » The character of Christ, the standard of
Because whom he has foreknown, he has also predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he should be the firstborn among many brethren.
He that says he abides in him ought, even as he walked, himself also so to walk.
For let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus;
Holiness » Saints » Shall be presented to God in
in the body of his flesh through death; to present you holy and unblamable and irreproachable before it,
in order to the confirming of your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
Holiness » Saints » Called to
who has saved us, and has called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages of time,
Holiness » Saints » Possess
Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus,
If any one corrupt the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.
Holiness » The character of God, the standard of
but as he who has called you is holy, be ye also holy in all your conversation; because it is written, Be ye holy, for I am holy.
Speak unto all the assembly of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Holy shall ye be, for I Jehovah your God am holy.
Holiness » Ministers should » Exhort to
Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:
as children of obedience, not conformed to your former lusts in your ignorance; but as he who has called you is holy, be ye also holy in all your conversation; because it is written, Be ye holy, for I am holy.
Holiness » The church is the beauty of
Give unto Jehovah the glory of his name! Bring an oblation, and come before him: Worship Jehovah in holy splendour.
Holiness » Christ » An example of
For such a high priest became us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and become higher than the heavens:
For to this have ye been called; for Christ also has suffered for you, leaving you a model that ye should follow in his steps: who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth;
Holiness » The word of God the means of producing
Sanctify them by the truth: thy word is truth.
Every scripture is divinely inspired, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness; that the man of God may be complete, fully fitted to every good work.
Holiness » Ministers should » Avoid » Everything » Inconsistent with
They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God; for they present Jehovah's offerings by fire, the bread of their God; therefore shall they be holy.
Depart, depart, go out from thence, touch not what is unclean; go out of the midst of her, be ye clean, that bear the vessels of Jehovah.
Holiness » None shall see God without
Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:
For this ye are well informed of, knowing that no fornicator, or unclean person, or person of unbridled lust, who is an idolater, has inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God.
Holiness » The wicked are without
for men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, evil speakers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, profane,
knowing this, that law has not its application to a righteous person, but to the lawless and insubordinate, to the impious and sinful, to the unholy and profane, to smiters of fathers and smiters of mothers; to murderers,
Holiness » Motives to » God, Glory of
In this is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit, and ye shall become disciples of mine.
being complete as regards the fruit of righteousness, which is by Jesus Christ, to God's glory and praise.
Holiness » Saints » Should have their conversation in
All these things then being to be dissolved, what ought ye to be in holy conversation and godliness,
Holiness » Saints » Elected to
Because whom he has foreknown, he has also predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he should be the firstborn among many brethren.
according as he has chosen us in him before the world's foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love;
Holiness » Chastisements are intended to produce, in saints
Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into various temptations, knowing that the proving of your faith works endurance.
For they indeed chastened for a few days, as seemed good to them; but he for profit, in order to the partaking of his holiness.
Holiness » Is the result of » The manifestation of God's grace
that the elder women in like manner be in deportment as becoming those who have to say to sacred things, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is right;
For the grace of God which carries with it salvation for all men has appeared, teaching us that, having denied impiety and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, and justly, and piously in the present course of things,
Holiness » Saints » Should yield their members as instruments of
Neither yield your members instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but yield yourselves to God as alive from among the dead, and your members instruments of righteousness to God.
I speak humanly on account of the weakness of your flesh. For even as ye have yielded your members in bondage to uncleanness and to lawlessness unto lawlessness, so now yield your members in bondage to righteousness unto holiness.
Holiness » Motives to » Love of Christ
For the love of the Christ constrains us, having judged this: that one died for all, then all have died; and he died for all, that they who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who died for them and has been raised.
Holiness » Is the result of » Union with Christ
I demand concerning them; I do not demand concerning the world, but concerning those whom thou hast given me, for they are thine,
Abide in me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abide in the vine, thus neither can ye unless ye abide in me.
Holiness » Exemplified » Paul
Ye are witnesses, and God, how piously and righteously and blamelessly we have conducted ourselves with you that believe:
Holiness » God calling us to holiness
Holiness » Saints » Should seek perfection in
Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us purify ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in God's fear.
Holiness » Christ » Effects, in his people
Husbands, love your own wives, even as the Christ also loved the assembly, and has delivered himself up for it, in order that he might sanctify it, purifying it by the washing of water by the word, that he might present the assembly to himself glorious, having no spot, or wrinkle, or any of such things; but that it might be holy and blameless.
Holiness » Saints » Shall continue in, for ever
Let him that does unrighteously do unrighteously still; and let the filthy make himself filthy still; and let him that is righteous practise righteousness still; and he that is holy, let him be sanctified still.
Holiness » Who is holy
Blessed and holy he who has part in the first resurrection: over these the second death has no power; but they shall be priests of God and of the Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
Holiness » Ministers should » Be examples of
Let no one despise thy youth, but be a model of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
Holiness » Saints » New created in
and your having put on the new man, which according to God is created in truthful righteousness and holiness.
Holiness » Promise to women who continue in
But she shall be preserved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and love and holiness with discretion.
Holiness » Motives to » The mercies of God
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your intelligent service. And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Holiness » Saints » Should follow after
Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:
Holiness » Required in prayer
I will therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up pious hands, without wrath or reasoning.
Holiness » Exemplified » Israel
Israel was holiness unto Jehovah, the first-fruits of his increase: all that devour him are guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith Jehovah.
Holiness » Motives to » The dissolution of all things
All these things then being to be dissolved, what ought ye to be in holy conversation and godliness,
Holiness » Saints » Should serve God in
to give us, that, saved out of the hand of our enemies, we should serve him without fear in piety and righteousness before him all our days.
Holiness » Necessary to God's worship
Who shall ascend into the mount of Jehovah? and who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath blameless hands and a pure heart; who lifteth not up his soul unto vanity, nor sweareth deceitfully:
Holiness » Is the result of » Subjection to God
But now, having got your freedom from sin, and having become bondmen to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end eternal life.
Holiness » Exemplified » Wives of patriarchs
For thus also the holy women who have hoped in God heretofore adorned themselves, being subject to their own husbands;
Holiness » Saints » Should present their bodies to God in
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your intelligent service.
Holiness » Saints » Have their fruit unto
But now, having got your freedom from sin, and having become bondmen to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end eternal life.
Holiness » Not giving that which is holy unto dogs
Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them with their feet, and turning round rend you.
Holiness » The gospel the way of
And a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness: the unclean shall not pass through it; but it shall be for these. Those that go this way even fools, shall not err therein.
Holiness » Is the result of » God's keeping
I do not demand that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them out of evil.
Holiness » Exemplified » David
Keep my soul, for I am godly; O thou my God, save thy servant who confideth in thee.
Holiness » Christ » Desires, for his people
Sanctify them by the truth: thy word is truth.
Holiness » Becoming in the church
Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thy house, O Jehovah, for ever.
Holiness » Ministers should » Possess
Holiness » Exemplified » John the baptist
for Herod feared John knowing that he was a just and holy man, and kept him safe; and having heard him, did many things, and heard him gladly.
Holiness » Exemplified » Prophets
as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began;
Holiness » Saints » Should continue in
Holiness » Behavior of aged women should be as becomes
that the elder women in like manner be in deportment as becoming those who have to say to sacred things, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is right;
Inscriptions » Holiness » to the lord » Engraved » High priest
And they made the thin plate, the holy diadem, of pure gold, and wrote on it with the writing of the engravings of a seal, Holiness to Jehovah!
And thou shalt make a thin plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, as the engravings of a seal, Holiness to Jehovah!
Inscriptions » Holiness » to the lord » Engraved » Horses » Bells
In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO JEHOVAH; and the pots in Jehovah's house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
John the baptist » Characteristics of » Holiness
for Herod feared John knowing that he was a just and holy man, and kept him safe; and having heard him, did many things, and heard him gladly.
Judgment » The certainty of, a motive to » Holiness
Wherefore, beloved, as ye wait for these things, be diligent to be found of him in peace, without spot and blameless;
All these things then being to be dissolved, what ought ye to be in holy conversation and godliness,
Wherefore also we are zealous, whether present or absent, to be agreeable to him. For we must all be manifested before the judgment-seat of the Christ, that each may receive the things done in the body, according to those he has done, whether it be good or evil.
Sanctification » Holiness
But now, having got your freedom from sin, and having become bondmen to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end eternal life.
Be not ye therefore fellow-partakers with them; for ye were once darkness, but now light in the Lord; walk as children of light, (for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,)
Topics on Holiness
Adoption Should Lead To Holiness
2 Corinthians 6:17-18Wherefore come out from the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and touch not what is unclean, and I will receive you;
Attitudes Of Holiness
Hebrews 12:14Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:
Desires For Holiness
Matthew 5:8Blessed the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Holiness Of Ministers
Titus 1:8but hospitable, a lover of goodness, discreet, just, pious, temperate,
Holiness Of The Saints
Romans 8:29Because whom he has foreknown, he has also predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he should be the firstborn among many brethren.
Holiness, As Set Apart For God
Deuteronomy 7:6For a holy people art thou unto Jehovah thy God: Jehovah thy God hath chosen thee to be unto him a people for a possession, above all the peoples that are upon the face of the earth.
Holiness, Believers' Growth In
2 Chronicles 7:16for I have now chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
Holiness, Purpose Of
Leviticus 19:2Speak unto all the assembly of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Holy shall ye be, for I Jehovah your God am holy.
Holiness, Worldly Separation
Leviticus 20:23-26And ye shall not walk in the customs of the nation which I am casting out before you; for all these things have they done, and they became an abomination to me.
Jesus Christ, Holiness Of
Acts 3:14But ye denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a man that was a murderer should be granted to you;
Lack Of Holiness
Psalm 17:14From men who are thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in this life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure; they have their fill of sons, and leave the rest of their substance to their children.