Bible Verses About Holiness

But now put ye away euen all these things, wrath, anger, maliciousnes, cursed speaking, filthie speaking, out of your mouth.

Lie not one to another, seeing that yee haue put off the olde man with his workes,

And haue put on the newe, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him,

Now therfore as the elect of God holy and beloued, put on the bowels of mercies, kindnesse, humblenesse of minde, meekenesse, long suffering:

Forbearing one another, and forgiuing one another, if any man haue a quarel to another: euen as Christ forgaue, euen so doe ye.

And aboue all these thinges put on loue, which is the bond of perfectnes.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which ye are called in one body, and be ye thankfull.

For this is the will of God euen your sanctification, and that ye should abstaine from fornication,

That euery one of you should know, how to possesse his vessell in holines and honour,

Absteine from all appearance of euill.

Nowe the very God of peace sanctifie you throughout: and I pray God that your whole spirite and soule and body, may be kept blamelesse vnto the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ.

But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousnesse, godlines, faith, loue, patience, and meekenes.

Fight the good fight of faith: lay holde of eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

Stay prophane, and vaine babblings: for they shall encrease vnto more vngodlinesse.

And their worde shall fret as a canker: of which sort is Hymeneus and Philetus,

If any man therefore purge him selfe from these, he shalbe a vessell vnto honour, sanctified, and meete for the Lord, and prepared vnto euery good worke.

Flee also from the lustes of youth, and follow after righteousnes, faith, loue, and peace, with them that call on the Lord with pure heart,

Let seruants be subiect to their masters, and please them in al things, not answering again,

Neither pickers, but that they shew al good faithfulnesse, that they may adorne the doctrine of God our Sauiour in all things.

Followe peace with all men, and holinesse, without the which no man shall see ye Lord.

Take heede, that no man fall away from the grace of God: let no roote of bitternes spring vp and trouble you, lest thereby many be defiled.

As obedient children, not fashioning your selues vnto the former lustes of your ignorance:

But as hee which hath called you, is holie, so be yee holie in all maner of conuersation;

Because it is written, Be yee holie, for I am holie.

Dearely beloued, I beseeche you, as strangers and pilgrims, abstaine from fleshly lusts, which fight against the soule,