Bible verses about "holiness" | MNT

¹⁹ Do you not know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is within you, the Spirit whom you have from God?

²³ May the God of peace consecrate you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept altogether faultless until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁸ Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if virtue is anything, if honor is anything, be always thinking about these.

⁹ But you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you may show forth the virtues of Him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light—

⁷ For God has not called us for uncleanness, but in holiness.

²¹ If then a man keeps himself clear of these latter, he will be a vessel for honor, consecrated, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

¹⁴ Run swiftly after peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.

⁶ Whoever continually abides in him does not habitually sin; whoever lives in sin has not seen him, nor come to know him. ⁷ My children, let no one deceive you; he who is working righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous. ⁸ He who is committing sin is of the devil, because from the beginning of the devil is sinning. It was for this cause that the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. ⁹ Whoever is a child of God cannot go on sinning, because his seed is abiding in him; and he cannot go on sinning because he is a child of God. ¹⁰ In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil; for every one who does not work righteousness is not a child of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.

¹ As these promises are ours, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and of spirit, and perfect our holiness in the fear of God.

¹⁴ Like obedient children, do not fashion yourselves according to the former passions of your days of ignorance, ¹⁵ but become yourselves holy in your whole manner of living, as He who has called you is holy, ¹⁶ as the Scripture says, You shall be holy, because I am holy.