'Sanctifying' in the Bible

Fools and blind! for which is greater, the gold, or the sanctuary that is sanctifying the gold?

Fools and blind! for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?

But we should and are [morally] obligated [as debtors] always to give thanks to God for you, believers beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through the sanctifying work of the Spirit [that sets you apart for God’s purpose] and by your faith in the truth [of God’s word that leads you to spiritual maturity].

for both he who is sanctifying and those sanctified are all of one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

To: The exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, the people chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father through the sanctifying action of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus, the Messiah, and to be sprinkled with his blood. May grace and peace be yours in abundance!