The best Bible verses for holiness (MSG) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for holiness (MSG), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"On the other hand, her childbearing brought about salvation, reversing Eve. But this salvation only comes to those who continue in faith, love, and holiness, gathering it all into maturity. You can depend on this."1 Timothy 2:15
"On the other hand, her childbearing brought about salvation, reversing Eve. But this salvation only comes to those who continue in faith, love, and holiness, gathering it all into maturity. You can depend on this."1 Timothy 2:15
"With promises like this to pull us on, dear friends, let's make a clean break with everything that defiles or distracts us, both within and without. Let's make our entire lives fit and holy temples for the worship of God."2 Corinthians 7:1
""This is because you broke faith with me in the company of the People of Israel at the Waters of Meribah Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin—you didn't honor my Holy Presence in the company of the People of Israel."Deuteronomy 32:51
"While we were children, our parents did what seemed best to them. But God is doing what is best for us, training us to live God's holy best."Hebrews 12:10
"Work at getting along with each other and with God. Otherwise you'll never get so much as a glimpse of God."Hebrews 12:14
"For he's going to see his children, my personal gift to him—lots of children. And these children will honor me by living holy lives. In holy worship they'll honor the Holy One of Jacob and stand in holy awe of the God of Israel."Isaiah 29:23
"There will be a highway called the Holy Road. No one rude or rebellious is permitted on this road. It's for God's people exclusively— impossible to get lost on this road. Not even fools can get lost on it."Isaiah 35:8
"In awe before the glory, in awe before God's visible power. Stand at attention! Dress your best to honor him!"Psalms 29:2
"What you say goes—it always has. "Beauty" and "Holy" mark your palace rule, God, to the very end of time."Psalms 93:5
"his unique identity as Son of God was shown by the Spirit when Jesus was raised from the dead, setting him apart as the Messiah, our Master."Romans 1:4
"But now that you've found you don't have to listen to sin tell you what to do, and have discovered the delight of listening to God telling you, what a surprise! A whole, healed, put-together life right now, with more and more of life on the way!"Romans 6:22
"Now that the worst is over, we're pleased we can report that we've come out of this with conscience and faith intact, and can face the world—and even more importantly, face you with our heads held high. But it wasn't by any fancy footwork on our part. It was God who kept us focused on him, uncompromised."2 Corinthians 1:12
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 (MSG) are 1 Timothy 2:15, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Deuteronomy 32:51. 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 (MSG) 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 (MSG), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.