What Does the Bible Say About Holiness?

"But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: 'Be holy, because I am holy.'"

"Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord."

"Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God..."

"Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God."

"For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life."

"You are to be holy to me because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own."

"And they were calling to one another: 'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.'"

"Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart..."

"For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight."