Bible Verses About Purity and Holiness

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;

Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord your God.

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.

Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.

And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.

But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.

Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.

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.

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord which sanctify you.

I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.

Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

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.

For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:

In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed.

But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.