Bible Verses About Being Holy
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for being holy, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,406 votes, led by 1 Peter 1:16. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Being Holy
1 Peter 1:16238 votes
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
Leviticus 11:44162 votes
For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
1 Peter 1:15160 votes
But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
Leviticus 19:2112 votes
Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy.
Isaiah 6:398 votes
And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Leviticus 11:4589 votes
For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
Hebrews 12:1486 votes
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Philippians 4:4-967 votes
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Leviticus 1:258 votes
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the Lord, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.
1 Peter 1:15-1652 votes
But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
Acts 2:3845 votes
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Psalms 96:943 votes
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
1 Peter 2:942 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:
Leviticus 20:2638 votes
And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the Lord am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.
Hebrews 11:737 votes
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
Psalms 30:433 votes
Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
1 Peter 1:13-1632 votes
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
Revelation 22:1132 votes
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
1 Peter 1:1-2530 votes
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Ephesians 2:8-928 votes
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
James 2:1828 votes
Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
Judges 13:2-1427 votes
And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.
Acts 22:1627 votes
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
1 Samuel 2:226 votes
There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
Isaiah 6:2-326 votes
Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
What does the Bible say about being holy?
Readers most often cite 1 Peter 1:16 on the subject of being holy. Across 2,406 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Leviticus 11:44, 1 Peter 1:15, Leviticus 19:2. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.