Bible verses about Holiness
Verses that call believers to a life set apart for God.
But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
1 Peter 1:15for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
1 Peter 1:16“Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
Leviticus 19:2Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
Hebrews 12:14Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
2 Corinthians 7:1For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
1 Thessalonians 4:3For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
1 Thessalonians 4:7Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Matthew 5:8Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Romans 12:1Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.
Romans 6:22so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
1 Thessalonians 3:13Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place?
Psalms 24:3He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
Psalms 24:4So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.
2 Timothy 2:21How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
Psalms 119:9Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Matthew 5:48But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.
Ephesians 5:3Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Colossians 3:12Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth.
Psalms 96:9