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Bible Verses About Being Holy
Find Bible verses about being holy — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about being holy?
The Bible addresses being holy with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Leviticus 20:26
“You shall be holy to me: for I, Yahweh, am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that you should be mine.”
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Leviticus 19:2
“"Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, 'You shall be holy; for I Yahweh your God am holy.”
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1 Peter 1:16
“because it is written, "You shall be holy; for I am holy."”
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Leviticus 11:44
“For I am Yahweh your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy: neither shall you defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth.”
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Leviticus 22:32
“You shall not profane my holy name, but I will be made holy among the children of Israel. I am Yahweh who makes you holy,”
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1 Peter 1:15
“but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;”
2 Peter 1:21
“For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.”
Exodus 30:29
“You shall sanctify them, that they may be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy.”
Romans 11:16
“If the first fruit is holy, so is the lump. If the root is holy, so are the branches.”
Ezra 8:28
“I said to them, "You are holy to Yahweh, and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to Yahweh, the God of your fathers.”
Romans 7:12
“Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.”
Hebrews 9:8
“The Holy Spirit is indicating this, that the way into the Holy Place wasn't yet revealed while the first tabernacle was still standing;”
Isaiah 6:3
“One called to another, and said, "Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh of Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!"”
Acts 2:4
“They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.”
John 14:26
“But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.”
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