The best Bible verses for holiness (ESV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for holiness (ESV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!"Psalms 96:9
"and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,"Romans 1:4
"But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life."Romans 6:22
"For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you."2 Corinthians 1:12
"I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification."Romans 6:19
"The Lord GOD has sworn by his holiness that, behold, the days are coming upon you, when they shall take you away with hooks, even the last of you with fishhooks."Amos 4:2
"“Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?"Exodus 15:11
"Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him! Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness;"1 Chronicles 16:29
"So I will show my greatness and my holiness and make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD."Ezekiel 38:23
"And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the LORD and praise him in holy attire, as they went before the army, and say, “Give thanks to the LORD, for his steadfast love endures forever.”"2 Chronicles 20:21
"And I will vindicate the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them. And the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when through you I vindicate my holiness before their eyes."Ezekiel 36:23
"Then the king gave a great feast for all his officials and servants; it was Esther's feast. He also granted a remission of taxes to the provinces and gave gifts with royal generosity."Esther 2:18
"Out of all the gifts to you, you shall present every contribution due to the LORD; from each its best part is to be dedicated.’"Numbers 18:29
"“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."John 3:16
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."Jeremiah 29:11
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for holiness (ESV) are Psalms 96:9, Romans 1:4, Romans 6:22. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to holiness (ESV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for holiness (ESV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.