Holiness

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Holiness

42 verses22 books6 themes

Holiness

A comprehensive study on the biblical concept of holiness in the New King James Version.

Holiness is a foundational attribute of God and a calling for His people. This study explores what it means to be set apart for God, both in character and conduct, drawing from key scriptures across the Old and New Testaments. It delves into God's inherent holiness, His commands for His people to be holy, and the practical implications for daily living.

All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Summary by Book

Old Testament

Exodus

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Exodus 15:11
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Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?

Leviticus

5
Leviticus 11:44
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For I am the Lord your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps on the earth.

Leviticus 11:45
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For I am the Lord who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

Leviticus 19:2
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Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: 'You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.'

Leviticus 20:7
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Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 20:26
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And you shall be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine.

1 Samuel

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1 Samuel 2:2
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No one is holy like the Lord, For there is none besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God.

1 Chronicles

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1 Chronicles 16:29
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Give to the Lord the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come before Him. Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!

2 Chronicles

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2 Chronicles 20:21
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And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: "Praise the Lord, For His mercy endures forever."

Psalm

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Psalm 29:2
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Give unto the Lord the glory due to His name; Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

Psalm 93:5
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Your testimonies are very sure; Holiness adorns Your house, O Lord, forever.

Psalm 96:9
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Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth.

Psalm 99:5
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Exalt the Lord our God, And worship at His footstool-- He is holy.

Psalm 99:9
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Exalt the Lord our God, And worship at His holy hill; For the Lord our God is holy.

Isaiah

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Isaiah 6:3
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And one cried to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!"

Isaiah 35:8
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A highway shall be there, and a road, And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, But it shall be for others. Whoever walks the road, although a fool, Shall not go astray.

Isaiah 57:15
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For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, With him who has a contrite and humble spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of the contrite ones."

Ezekiel

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Ezekiel 36:23
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"And I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the Lord," says the Lord God, "when I am hallowed in you before their eyes."

Amos

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Amos 4:2
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The Lord God has sworn by His holiness: "Behold, the days shall come upon you When He will take you away with fishhooks, And your posterity with fishhooks."

Obadiah

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Obadiah 1:17
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"But on Mount Zion there shall be deliverance, And there shall be holiness; The house of Jacob shall possess their possessions."

Zechariah

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Zechariah 14:20
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In that day "HOLINESS TO THE LORD" shall be engraved on the bells of the horses. The pots in the Lord's house shall be like the bowls before the altar.

Zechariah 14:21
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Yes, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah shall be holiness to the Lord of hosts. Everyone who sacrifices shall come and take them and cook in them. In that day there shall no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the Lord of hosts.

New Testament

Luke

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Luke 1:74
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To grant us that we, Being delivered from the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him without fear,

Luke 1:75
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In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.

Romans

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Romans 6:19
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I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness.

Romans 6:22
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But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.

2 Corinthians

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2 Corinthians 7:1
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Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Ephesians

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Ephesians 4:24
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and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.

1 Thessalonians

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1 Thessalonians 3:13
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so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.

1 Thessalonians 4:7
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For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness.

1 Timothy

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1 Timothy 2:15
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Nevertheless she will be saved in childbearing if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.

Titus

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Titus 2:3
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the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things--

Hebrews

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Hebrews 12:10
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For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness.

Hebrews 12:14
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Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:

1 Peter

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1 Peter 1:15
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but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,

1 Peter 1:16
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because it is written, "Be holy, for I am holy."

1 Peter 2:5
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you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:9
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But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

2 Peter

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2 Peter 3:11
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Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,

Revelation

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Revelation 4:8
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The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!"

Revelation 15:4
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Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, For Your judgments have been manifested.

Revelation 22:11
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He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.

Thematic Index

God's Holiness and Nature

The Call to Personal Holiness

Pursuit and Practice of Holiness

Holiness in Worship and Service

Holiness as Separation and Consecration

Holiness in God's People and Kingdom

All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.