Bible Verses about Holiness
- Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
- But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
- Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
- How can a young person stay on the path of purity?
By living according to your word. - He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time.
- Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting. - In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus.
- Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life.
- You are to be holy to me because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own.
- But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.
- Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
- There is no one holy like the Lord;
there is no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God. - But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.
- For this is what the high and exalted One says—
he who lives forever, whose name is holy:
“I live in a high and holy place,
but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and to revive the heart of the contrite.” - Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
- Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?
- I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.
- And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
- Seek good, not evil,
that you may live.
Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you,
just as you say he is. - Praise the Lord, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name. - And a highway will be there;
it will be called the Way of Holiness;
it will be for those who walk on that Way.
The unclean will not journey on it;
wicked fools will not go about on it. - It is a trap to dedicate something rashly
and only later to consider one’s vows. - The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. - I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Sovereign Lord, when I am proved holy through you before their eyes.
- No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.
Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,
extol him who rides on the clouds;
rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.
A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows,
is God in his holy dwelling.Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.Next verse!With image