The word in Scripture

Holy in the Bible

The word holy appears 611 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Holy means set apart, wholly other, pure, belonging to God. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What holy means in the Bible

Holy means set apart, wholly other, pure, belonging to God.

Where the word holy appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word holy appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.”Psalms 43:3

“Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.”Psalms 99:9

“And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.”Isaiah 6:3

“And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.”Isaiah 62:12

“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”John 14:26

“And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:”John 20:22

“Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.”Romans 7:12

“For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.”Romans 11:16