Holiness of God

The holiness of God is spoken of in both the Old and New Testaments. This page lists verses calling God holy, scenes of worship before God's holiness, God's purity, and the call for God's people to be holy.

God is holy

• Leviticus 19:2
  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.
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• 1 Samuel 2:2
  There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
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• Psalm 99:9
  Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.
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• Exodus 15:11
  Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
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Holy, holy, holy

• Isaiah 6:1-5
  ¹In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. ²Above 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. ³And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. ⁴And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. ⁵Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.
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• Revelation 4:8
  And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
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God's purity

• Habakkuk 1:13
  Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?
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• 1 John 1:5
  This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
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• James 1:13
  Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
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Be holy

• Leviticus 11:44
  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.
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• 1 Peter 1:15-16
  ¹⁵But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; ¹⁶Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
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• Hebrews 12:14
  Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
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See also

• God
• Holiness
• Worship

Notes

1. Verses are quoted in the translation chosen in the Translation menu at the top of the page. See Translations for sources and copyright notices.
2. Each reference links to the full chapter so the verse can be read in context.