Bible Verses about 'Holy'

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."
God 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.
As God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride, beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of thing has passed away.
If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask for him.
Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds — his name is the Lord — and rejoice before him. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy.
I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
This is what the Lord says — your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go."
What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you — guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
[Jesus said,] "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God — this is your spiritual act of worship.
The day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare. Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives.
Mary said, "My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.... The Mighty One has done great things for me — holy is his name."
[Zechariah said,] "Praise be to the Lord, God of Israel, because he has come and has redeemed his people. He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he said through his holy prophets long ago."
Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.
He has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation.
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. And so you became a model to all the believers...
From infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he will bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of decision as a continuing memorial before the Lord.
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 show myself holy through you before their eyes.
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple.
Above [the Lord] were seraphs, each with six wings ... and they were calling to one another: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory."
Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling.
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe for our God is a consuming fire.
Rejoice in the Lord, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name.
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.
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.
You were marked in [Christ] with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession — to the praise of his glory.
Once you were alienated from God ... but now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation.
Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
And we, who with unveiled faces all [contemplate and] reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
[After Jesus' baptism by John,] the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased."
For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
"If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels."
Moses then said to Aaron, "This is what the Lord spoke of when he said: "'Among those who approach me I will show myself holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored.'" Aaron remained silent.
Who should not revere you, O King of the nations? This is your due. Among all the wise men of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like you.
How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?
They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
He [Barnabas] was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God — this is your spiritual act of worship.
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 show myself holy through you before their eyes.
Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off — for all whom the Lord our God will call."
We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior...
For this is what the high and lofty One says — he who lives forever, whose name is holy: "I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God — this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will.
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.

Illustrated Bible Verses on 'Holy'

Illustration of Acts 13:2 on Holy
Illustration of Acts 5:32 on Holy
Illustration of Acts 2:38 on Holy
Illustration of Ezekiel 36:23 on Holy
Illustration of Romans 12:1 on Holy
Illustration of Acts 11:24 on Holy
Illustration of Isaiah 11:9 on Holy
Illustration of Hebrews 10:29 on Holy
Illustration of Jeremiah 10:7 on Holy
Illustration of Leviticus 10:3 on Holy
Illustration of Luke 9:26 on Holy
Illustration of Proverbs 9:10 on Holy
Illustration of Ephesians 4:30-31 on Holy
Illustration of 1 Thessalonians 4:7-8 on Holy
Illustration of Luke 3:22 on Holy
Illustration of 2 Corinthians 3:18 on Holy
Illustration of Colossians 3:12 on Holy
Illustration of Colossians 1:22 on Holy
Illustration of Ephesians 1:13-14 on Holy
Illustration of 1 Thessalonians 1:6 on Holy
Illustration of 1 Peter 2:9 on Holy
Illustration of Ephesians 5:3 on Holy
Illustration of Psalm 97:12 on Holy
Illustration of Hebrews 12:28-29 on Holy
Illustration of Exodus 15:13 on Holy
Illustration of 1 Chronicles 16:10 on Holy
Illustration of Isaiah 6:2-3 on Holy
Illustration of Isaiah 6:1 on Holy
Illustration of Ezekiel 36:23 on Holy
Illustration of Proverbs 9:10 on Holy
Illustration of Exodus 28:29 on Holy
Illustration of Acts 1:8 on Holy
Illustration of 2 Timothy 3:15 on Holy
Illustration of 1 Thessalonians 1:6-7 on Holy
Illustration of James 1:27 on Holy
Illustration of Colossians 1:22 on Holy
Illustration of Psalm 98:1 on Holy
Illustration of 1 John 4:18 on Holy
Illustration of Matthew 28:18-20 on Holy
Illustration of 2 Timothy 1:13-14 on Holy
Illustration of Isaiah 48:17 on Holy
Illustration of 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 on Holy
Illustration of Psalm 138:2 on Holy
Illustration of Ephesians 5:25-26 on Holy
Illustration of Psalm 68:4-5 on Holy
Illustration of Luke 11:13 on Holy
Illustration of Revelation 21:2-4 on Holy
Illustration of 1 Peter 1:15-16 on Holy
Illustration of Ephesians 1:4-5 on Holy
Illustration of Acts 1:8 on Holy
Illustration of Isaiah 57:15 on Holy
Illustration of Isaiah 43:2-3 on Holy
Illustration of Romans 15:13 on Holy
Illustration of Colossians 3:12 on Holy
Illustration of 2 Timothy 1:9 on Holy
Illustration of 2 Corinthians 13:14 on Holy
Illustration of Revelation 21:2-4 on Holy
Illustration of 1 Peter 1:15-16 on Holy
Illustration of Ephesians 1:4-5 on Holy
Illustration of Isaiah 57:15 on Holy
Illustration of Isaiah 43:2-3 on Holy
Illustration of Acts 13:2 on Holy
Illustration of Acts 5:32 on Holy
Illustration of Acts 2:38 on Holy
Illustration of Acts 11:24 on Holy
Illustration of Isaiah 11:9 on Holy
Illustration of Hebrews 10:29 on Holy
Illustration of Jeremiah 10:7 on Holy
Illustration of Leviticus 10:3 on Holy
Illustration of Luke 9:26 on Holy
Illustration of Luke 3:22 on Holy
Illustration of 2 Corinthians 3:18 on Holy
Illustration of Colossians 1:22 on Holy
Illustration of Ephesians 1:14 on Holy
Illustration of Ephesians 5:3 on Holy
Illustration of Psalm 97:12 on Holy
Illustration of Hebrews 12:29 on Holy
Illustration of Exodus 15:13 on Holy
Illustration of 1 Chronicles 16:10 on Holy
Illustration of Isaiah 6:2-3 on Holy
Illustration of Isaiah 6:1 on Holy
Illustration of Ezekiel 36:23 on Holy
Illustration of Exodus 28:29 on Holy
Illustration of Acts 1:8 on Holy
Illustration of 2 Timothy 3:15 on Holy
Illustration of 1 Thessalonians 1:6-7 on Holy
Illustration of James 1:27 on Holy
Illustration of Psalm 98:1 on Holy
Illustration of 1 John 4:18 on Holy
Illustration of Psalm 103:1-3 on Holy
Illustration of Luke 1:68-70 on Holy
Illustration of Luke 1:46 on Holy
Illustration of 2 Peter 3:10-11 on Holy
Illustration of 1 Peter 2:9 on Holy
Illustration of Romans 12:1 on Holy
Illustration of Proverbs 9:10 on Holy
Illustration of Matthew 28:18-20 on Holy
Illustration of 2 Timothy 1:13-14 on Holy
Illustration of Isaiah 48:17 on Holy
Illustration of 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 on Holy
Illustration of Psalm 138:2 on Holy
Illustration of Ephesians 5:25-26 on Holy
Illustration of Colossians 3:12 on Holy
Illustration of 2 Timothy 1:9 on Holy
Illustration of Ephesians 4:30-31 on Holy
Illustration of 1 Thessalonians 4:7-8 on Holy
Illustration of Romans 15:13 on Holy
Illustration of Luke 11:13 on Holy
Illustration of Psalm 68:4 on Holy