Bible Verses About Being a Sanctuary
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for being a sanctuary, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 667 votes, led by 2 Corinthians 6:16. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Being a Sanctuary
2 Corinthians 6:1655 votes
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
1 Corinthians 3:1648 votes
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
1 Peter 2:947 votes
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Psalms 15:1-539 votes
Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
Ephesians 3:16-1939 votes
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
John 7:37-3931 votes
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
1 Corinthians 3:16-1731 votes
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
Exodus 25:827 votes
And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
Leviticus 19:3025 votes
Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.
Exodus 15:1719 votes
Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.
Ezekiel 11:1619 votes
Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.
John 16:3318 votes
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
1 Corinthians 6:1918 votes
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
Genesis 9:117 votes
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
Exodus 36:117 votes
Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the Lord put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the Lord had commanded.
Hebrews 9:2416 votes
For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
John 14:615 votes
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Acts 6:1315 votes
And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
Revelation 3:2015 votes
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Colossians 3:2313 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
1 Chronicles 22:1912 votes
Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the Lord.
John 14:2312 votes
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
Philippians 2:1312 votes
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Revelation 20:1-1512 votes
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
Leviticus 4:611 votes
And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, before the vail of the sanctuary.
What does the Bible say about being a sanctuary?
Readers most often cite 2 Corinthians 6:16 on the subject of being a sanctuary. Across 667 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 Corinthians 3:16, 1 Peter 2:9, Psalms 15:1-5. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.